Settlement predictions in granular soils: a probabilistic approach Available to Purchase

It is believed that, for typical shallow foundations in granular soils, settlement considerations are more critical than bearing capacity considerations, especially when the foundation width is greater than 1·5 m (Jeyapalan & Boehm, 1986; Tan & Duncan, 1991; Berardi & Lancellotta, 1994). The settlement prediction exercise in Texas, USA, in 1994 clearly demonstrated the inadequacy of the current state of the art of settlement prediction (Briaud & Gibbens, 1994). In spite of having abundant soil data through extensive laboratory and in-situ tests, the predictions were quite poor. In a typical design situation, where the...