1. LOAD TRANSFER MECHANISM OF PIER-SUPPORTED-RAFT FOUNDATION SUBJECTED TO VERTICAL LOAD Open Access Author: Wu, Xinli Title: LOAD TRANSFER MECHANISM OF PIER-SUPPORTED-RAFT FOUNDATION SUBJECTED TO VERTICAL LOAD Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: settlement behaviorload transfer mechanismfoundation designpile-supported-raft foundationPier-supported-raft foundationraft load ratiopile load ratio File: Download DissertationFinal_WU_2011.pdf Committee Members: Mian C Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorMian C Wang, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDerek Elsworth, Committee MemberVirendra Puri, Committee MemberAndrew Scanlon, Committee Member