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2026-10-28

Superficie óptima para zapatas rectangulares huecas o cimentacionescorridas cerradas: el área en contacto con el suelo está parcialmente comprimida

Optimal surface for hollow rectangular footings or closed stripfoundations: the contact area with the soil is partially compressed

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https://doi.org/10.15446/rbct.n60.128324

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superficie mínima, zapata rectangular hueca, cimentación corrida cerrada, distribución de la presión lineal del suelo, la superficie de contacto trabaja parcialmente a compresión (es)
minimum surface, hollow rectangular footings, closed strip foundation, linear soil pressure distribution, contact surface works partially under compression (en)

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Este artículo muestra un modelo para determinar la superficie mínima de una zapata rectangular hueca o una cimentación corrida cerrada (el ancho y la posición donde la presión es cero, ya que los lados de la construcción están sujetos a las condiciones de la superestructura), asumiendo que el suelo es elástico, la distribución de presiones en el suelo es lineal y la superficie en contacto con el suelo trabaja parcialmente a compresión. La metodología se desarrolla mediante integración para determinar la carga axial “P”, los momentos “Mx” y “My” con respecto a los ejes X e Y. Se presentan varios estudios numéricos para determinar la superficie mínima de contacto con el suelo para zapatas rectangulares huecas o cimentaciones corridas cerradas bajo flexión biaxial y flexión uniaxial. Los principales hallazgos son: para la flexión biaxial, el área del nuevo modelo (la superficie trabaja parcialmente bajo compresión) presenta una reducción de hasta 98.49% con respecto al área del modelo actual (la superficie trabaja totalmente bajo compresión); para la flexión uniaxial, el área del nuevo modelo (la superficie trabaja parcialmente bajo compresión) presenta una reducción de hasta 96.13 % con respecto al área del modelo actual (la superficie trabaja totalmente bajo compresión). Por lo tanto, se recomienda el nuevo modelo, ya que será de gran utilidad para los especialistas en cimentaciones estructurales.

This work shows a model to estimate the minimum surface of a hollow rectangular footing or closed strip foundation (the width and the position where pressure is zero, since the sides of the construction are subject to the conditions of the superstructure), assuming that the soil is elastic, the distribution of pressures in the soil is linear and the surface in contact with the soil works partially in compression. The methodology is developed by integration to determine the axial load “P”, the moments “Mx” and “My” with respect to X and Y axes. Several numerical studies are presented to determine the minimum soil contact surface for hollow rectangular footings or closed strip foundations under biaxial bending and uniaxial bending. Main findings are: for biaxial bending, the area of the new model (the surface works partially under compression) shows a reduction up to 98.49 % with respect to the area of the current model (the surface works totally under compression); for uniaxial bending, the area of the new model (the surface works partially under compression) shows a reduction up to 96.13 % with respect to the area of the current model (the surface works totally under compression). Therefore, the new model is recommended as it will be of great help to structural foundation specialists.

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Luévanos-Rojas, A., Luévanos-Soto, M. E., & Moreno-Hernández, M. A. (2026). Superficie óptima para zapatas rectangulares huecas o cimentacionescorridas cerradas: el área en contacto con el suelo está parcialmente comprimida. Boletín De Ciencias De La Tierra, 93(60), 59-75. https://doi.org/10.15446/rbct.n60.128324