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Published: Građevinar 69 (2017) 6
Paper type: Preliminary report
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Direct method for determination of shallow foundation settlements

Ivana Lukić Kristić, Vlasta Szavits-Nossan, Predrag Miščević

Abstract

A direct procedure for determining settlement of shallow foundations, combining the modified hyperbolic function for nonlinear stress and strain ratio with correlations from penetration test results, is presented in the paper. The 10% load, i.e. 1% of settlement to equivalent foundations diameter ratio, is used in correlations. Laboratory tests are not needed in this novel procedure, which is a considerable advantage for coarse-grained soils. A very good correspondence was established between the load-based settlement curve calculated in this way, and the settlements measured in sand during load testing of five square foundations of variable size.

Keywords
shallow foundations, settlement, soil stiffness, maximum shear modulus, load testing

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE:

Lukić Kristić, I., Szavits-Nossan, V., Miščević, P.: Direct method for determination of shallow foundation settlements, GRAĐEVINAR, 69 (2017) 6, pp. 467-477, doi: https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.1926.2016

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Lukić Kristić, I., Szavits-Nossan, V., Miščević, P. (2017). Direct method for determination of shallow foundation settlements, GRAĐEVINAR, 69 (6), 467-477, doi: https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.1926.2016

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Authors:
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Ivana Lukić Kristić
University of Mostar
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Vlasta Szavits Nossan WEB
Vlasta Szavits-Nossan
(Retired Professor)
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Predrag Miscevic WEB
Predrag Miščević
University of Split
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy