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q computation of settlementthe settlement in any soil mass under an applied stress is given bys si sc sswheres total settlementsi
q settlement due to deteriorationthe deterioration of foundation concrete will result in the vicinity of sulphates chlorides and chemically
q settlement due to reduction in volume of soilthe weight of the structure causes reduction in volume of soil due to expulsion of pore water from the
q show the settlement due to vibrationthe foundation resting on cohesionless soil and subjected to vibrations will result in settlements of higher
q settlement due to lowering of water tablewater table is encountered with whenever any excavations are made for foundations the water is to be out
q show the settlement due to excavationif an excavation is made in a sandy soil the structure founded near the excavation will be affected
state the size of a square footing at the ground level to transmit a load of 900 kn in sand weighing 18 knm3 and having an angle of shearing
a circular footing rests on a pure clay with qu 270 knm2 at a depth of 18 mverify the diameter of the footing if it has to transmit a load of 720 kn
q settlement due to increasing load on surrounding soilwhen any portion of the ground surface has been loaded it causes the surface of
determine the ultimate bearing capacity of a square footing 1 m times 1 m resting on saturated clay of unconfined compression strength of 180 knm3
q what are the causes of settlementthe various causes of settlement are1 increasing load on the surrounding soil deposit2 excavation3 lowering of
q describe the consolidation settlementthe resulting settlements which are time-dependent and are termed consolidation settlements after the
q what is immediate settlementstrain in all coarse grained dry or partly saturated fine grained soils occur immediately after the application of
all soils subjected to stress undergo strain this will be taking place within the soil skeleton this strain is caused by rolling slipping sliding and
state the algebraic equations showing the variation of safe bearing capacity of soil for clay and sand to be given separately in shallow foundation
a explain terzaghis theory of bearing capacity of shallow strip foundations determine the three bearing capacity factors and give their values
a describe the recommended construction practices to avoid deterimental differential settlement in large structuresb what is meant by bearing
describe general shear failure and local shear failure differentiate amongi shallow foundation and deep foundationii gross and net
explain the procedure of determining the safe bearing capacity based on the standard penetration testwrite short note oni floating foundation andii
state the effect of shape on the bearing capacitydifferentiate among safe bearing capacity and allowable soil pressurewrite critical notes on i
state the various factors that affect the bearing capacity of a shallow footingwrite short note critical notes on settlement of foundations how do
two load tests were conducted at a site-one with a 05 m square test plate and the other with a 10 m square test plate for a settlement of 25 mm the
a footing 2 m square is founded at a depth of 15 m in a sand deposit for which the corrected value of n is 27 the water table is at a depth of 2 m
a continuous wall footing 1 m wide rests on sand the water table lying at a great depth the corrected n-value for the sand is 10 verify the load
a loading test was conducted with a 300 mm square plate at depth of 1 m under the ground surface in pure clay deposit the water table is situated at