1 Shallow Foundation Settlement
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Settlement
Immediate Settlement: Occurs immediately after the construction. This is computed using elasticity theory (Important for Granular soil)
Primary Consolidation: Due to gradual dissipation of pore pressure induced by external loading and consequently expulsion of water from the soil mass, hence volume change. (Important for Inorganic clays)
Secondary Consolidation: Occurs at constant effective stress with volume change due to rearrangement of particles. (Important for Organic soils)________________________________________________________________For any of the above mentioned settlement calculations, we first need vertical stress increase in soil mass due to net load applied on the foundation
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Stress Due to a Concentrated Load
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Stress due to a Circularly Loaded Area
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Distribution of Stress(from a vertical line load)
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Stress below a Rectangular Area
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Stress Influence Chart
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2:1 method
Approximate methods
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Elastic Settlement
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Elastic settlement Based on theTheory of Elasticity
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Elastic Settlement of Rectangular footings
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IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT
General Equation (Harr, 1966)• Flexibel Foundation
– At the corner of foundation
– At the center of foundation
– Average
• Rigid Foundation
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Es = Modulus of elasticity of soil
B = Foundation width L = Foundation length
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Eq.B
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IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT
If Df = 0 and H < ∞, the elastic settlement of foundation can be determined from the following formula:
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−−+−−= (corner of rigid foundation)
(corner of flexible foundation)
The variations of F1 and F2 with H/B are given in the graphs of next slide
IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT
IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT
EXAMPLE
Problem:A foundation is 1 m x 2 m in plan and carries a net load per unit area, qo = 150 kN/m2. Given, for the soil, Es = 10,000 kN/m2, µs0.3. Assuming the foundation to be flexible, estimate the elastic settlement at the center of the foundation for the following conditions:
a. Df = 0 and H = ∞b. Df = 0 and H = 5 m
EXAMPLE
Solution:Part a.
Part b.
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For L/B = 2/1 = 2 � α ≈ 1.53, so
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For L’/B’ = 2, and H/B’ = 10 � F1 ≈ 0.638 and F2 ≈ 0.033, so
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Elastic Settlement on Saturated Clay
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Elastic Settlement Using the Strain Influence Factor: [Schmertman & Hartman Method (1978)]
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Elastic Settlement Using the Strain Influence Factor: [Schmertman Method (1978)]
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Procedure for Schmertman Method (1978)
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Procedure for Schmertman Method (1978)
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Procedure for Schmertman Method (1978)
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Procedure for Schmertman Method (1978)
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Notes on Schmertmann Method
EXAMPLE
A shallow foundation 3 m x 3 m (as shown in the following drawing). The subgrade is sandy soil with Young modulus varies based on N-SPT value (use the following correlation: Es = 766N)
Determine the settlement occur in 5 years (use strain influence method)
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EXAMPLE
Depth(m)
∆z(m)
Es
(kN/m2)Iz
(average) (m3/kN)
0.0 – 1.0 1.0 8000 0.233 0.291 x 10-4
1.0 – 1.5 0.5 10000 0.433 0.217 x 10-4
1.5 – 4.0 2.5 10000 0.361 0.903 x 10-4
4.0 – 6.0 2.0 16000 0.111 0.139 x 10-4
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