Table 2.

Comparison of the accuracy measure η (as per equation (2)) for the surface and caisson foundations, for each failure envelope shown in Figs 7–10 

Failure envelopeη (single swipe)η (sequential swipe)η (load probe)
Surface
 Figure 7(a) 0·991·011·01
 Figure 8(a) 1·011·031·04
 Figure 9(a) 0·891·011·03
 Figure 10(a) 0·871·011·04
 Figure 10(b) 0·831·011·05
 Figure 10(c) 0·811·011·07
Caisson
 Figure 7(b) 0·921·011·01
 Figure 8(b) 0·941·031·02
 Figure 9(b) 0·881·041·00
 Figure 10(d) 0·901·041·01
 Figure 10(e) 0·871·041·02
 Figure 10(f) 0·781·041·04
Average0·891·021·03

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