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The settlement of a foundation can be divided into two major categories: A- Elastic or immediate settlement B- Consolidation settlement
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For the calculation of foundation settlement, it is required to determine the vertical stress increase in the soil mass due to the load applied on the foundation. This chapter is divided into the following three parts: 1. Procedure for calculation of vertical stress increase 2. Elastic settlement calculation 3. Consolidation settlement calculation
As suggested by Griffiths 1984, to find average pressure increase between z = H1 and z = H2 below the corner of a uniformly loaded rectangular area
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Estimate the consolidation settlement of the clay layer shown in Figure below using 2:1 method and trapezoidal rule. Note 1 ton = 2000 lb.