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The bearing capacity and settlements of surface foundations located on a soil slope are the important issues that have to be considered by geotechnical engineers for the design. The presence of an underground void beneath the footing can affect the foundation stability and can lead to serious structure damages. In this study, the results of two-dimensional (2D) discrete element (DE) and finite element (FE) analyses of a surface footing on a soil slope above a void are presented. To validate the numerical model results, the DE results obtained have been compared with experimental test presented in the previous study. After validation of the DE numerical model, parametric studies were carried out to evaluate the effect of important factors on the surface footing performance. The studied parameters include the horizontal spacing of the void axis relative to the slope edge (SH), the vertical spacing of the void crown relative to the footing base (SV), the horizontal spacing of the footing edge relative to the slope edge (D) and the void diameter (D). The effects of these parameters on the pressure-settlement curves and the contact force distributions in the soil slope are presented and discussed. The results showed that the footing bearing pressure increases with an increase of SH, SV and D but decreases when D increases. The behavior of a surface footing on a soil slope above a void significantly depends on the SV value.
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