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Soil Settlement:
Total Soil Settlement = Elastic Settlement + Consolidation Settlement
Stotal = Se + Sc
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Load Type (Rigid; Flexible)
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Theory of Elasticity
Elastic Settlement
* Consolidation settlement occurs in cohesive soils due to the expulsion of the water from the voids.
* Because of the soil permeability the rate of settlement may varied from soil to another.
* Also the variation in the rate of consolidation settlement depends on the boundary conditions.
Secondary Consolidation Volume change is due to the rearrangement of the soil particles
(No pore water pressure change, u = 0, occurs after the primary consolidation)
Bqo 2
Se = (1 - s) (corner of the flexible foundation)
Es
2
Bqo 2
Se = (1 - s) (center of the flexible foundation)
Es
1
Where = [ ln ( 1 + m2 + m / 1 + m2 - m ) + m. ln ( 1 + m2 + 1 / 1 + m2 - 1 )
m = B/L
B = width of foundation
L = length of foundation
2.5
av
r
2.0
, av, r
1.5
3.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
L/B
Janbu, Bjerrum, and Kjaernsli (1956) proposed an equation for evaluation of the
average elastic settlement of flexible foundations on saturated clay soils (Poissons
ratio, s = 0.5). Referring to Figure 1 for notations, this equation can be written as
Se = A1 A2 qoB/Es
1.5
5
A2 0.9 A1 1.0
2
Square
Circle
0.5
0.8
0 5 10 15 20
Df/B 0
0.1 1 10 100 1000
H /B
Values of A1 and A2 for elastic settlement calculation (after Christian and Carrier, 1978)
By: Kamal Tawfiq, Ph.D., P.E.
Elastic Settlement Using the Strain Influence Factor: [Schmertman & Hartman Method (1978)]
Se = C1 C2 ( q - q) (Iz / Es ) z The variation of the strain influence factor with depth
below the foundation is shown in Figure 1.
Note that, for square or circular foundations,
where
Is = strain influence factor Iz = 0.1 at z = 0
C1 = a correction factor for the depth of foundation embedment Iz = 0.5 at z = 0.5B
= 1 - 0.5 [q / (q - q)] Iz = 0 at z = 2B
C2 = a correction factor to account for creep in soil Similarly, for foundations with L/B 10
= 1 + 0.2 log (time in years /0.1)
q = stress at the level of the foundation Iz = 0.2 at z = 0
q = overburden pressure = Df Iz = 0.5 at z = B
Example: Iz = 0 at z = 4B
BxL
q
Df q = Df Iz Es
Z1
Z2
Is3 Z3
s3
Average Is
Z4
Average Es
Depth, z
Elastic Parameters of Various Soils
Youngs Modulus, Es
E s (kN/m2) = 766N
E s = 2q c
E s = 250c to 500c
E s = 750c to 1000c
C 1 = 1 - 0.5 (q / q - q )
Hence
Sc
2B
= C 1 . C 2 (q -q) (Iz/E s) z
Time = 5 years
Example:
0
= (0.9)(1.34)[160-(17.8x1.5)](1.55x10 -4 ) B x L = 3 m x 3m
= 249.2x10-4 m 24.9 mm
q = 160 kN/m2 = 17.8 kN/m3
1.5 m Es (kN/m2 ) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 Iz
0
4,000 12,000 20,000
1.5
2 2
Iz = 0.5
4 4
6 6
8
Depth, z (m) Averaged
Actual
Consolidation Settlement
Normally
Consolidated Sand
Clay
B
Caly
Hc Hc/2
Overburden
Pressure
Po
2
2
1 1
Stress
Distribution
Sand
H clay/2 p
p H clay
H clay/2 pp H clay
Clay
eo
Cc
Po Po + p
P Log P
Po Po + p
P Log P
Po Log P
Cc H log(po + p)
Sultimate = H =
CS H1 + eo Po + PP
o
= log ( )
1 + eO P0
Po = sand . Hsand + ( clay - water ) . Hclay/2
By: Kamal Tawfiq, Ph.D., P.E.
Re loading
with Heavy Load
p2
2 H sand H sand
2
1 1
H clay/2 pp 2 H clay H clay/2
pp2 2 H clay
eo
Cs
Cs
Po Po + p
P Log P Po Pc Po + p
P2 Log P
=
Pc
=
CS H PC Cs C
Sultimate = Hlog
= (
H C log
H PP + P Cc H log Po + P2
(
) +log (co + ) ) ( )
1 + eO Po 1 +1e + eO Po P C 1 + eo Pc
o
p2
2 H sand H sand
2
1 1
H clay/2 pp2 H clay H clay/2
pp22 H clay
Po + p
P
Void Ratio The soil become Void Ratio
2 2
p
P
overconsolidated p
P22
soil
eo
Cs
Po Pc Log P Po Pc Log P
Cs H log Pc
CS H Po + P Sultimate = H =
1 + eo
( )
= (
log 2
) Po
1 + eO Po
By: Kamal Tawfiq, Ph.D., P.E.
Determining The Preconsolidation Pressure (Pc)
Cassagrande Graphical Method
Void Ratio
5 6
3
1
4
2
Po Pc Log P
OCR = Pc/Po
OCR = 1 Normally Consolidated
OCR > 1 Over Consolidated
OCR > 4 Heavily Over Consolidated
U% = f (Tv) ....
Tv = f (cv) ......
cv . t
Tv = Qdesign = Column Load
(Hdr)2
Sand
u =Excess Pore Water Pressure
Caly
Overburden H dr = H c /2
Pressure
P Stress Distribution
Po P 2: 1 method
Uo
H c = Layer Thickness
Sand
Sand Rock
Stime = Sultimate * U%
U% = f (Tv) .... Tv = Time Factor
From Tables
Tv = f (cv) ...... Cv = Coefficient of Consolidation
cv . t t = time (month, day, or year)
Tv = (Hdr)2= Drainage Path
(Hdr)2 Hdr = H or H/2