1 Soil Compressibility & Settlement Faculty of Engineering – Cairo University Third Year Civil Soil Mechanics Spring 2015 Soil Mechanics – Third Year Civil Eng. Soil Settlement Settlements are vertical deformations of a soil mass under the effect of an applied stress causing vertical movement of the supported structure Settlements are one of the safety and performance criteria in geotechnical assessment of structures Excessive settlements can result in structural damage to a building frame, or loss of functionality.
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