OUTLINE SPATIAL VARIABILITY FRAGILITY CURVES MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS CONCLUSIONS EFFECTS DESIGN RECOMMEND BEARING CAPACITY OF HETEROGENEOUS SOILS APPENDIX Pressure-settlement curves ( Gamma distribution; C V = 40%) Monte Carlo simulation results Vertical pressure (kPa) Settlements (m) 00.10.20.30.40.5 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Deterministic analysis results BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS Heterogeneous Soil – MONTE CARLO SIMULATONS MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS TWO EFFECTS: 1.
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