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Generally the settlements of shallow foundations such as pad or strip footings are limited to 25 mm (Terzaghi, 1996). Recent studies on (especially small scale) shallow foundations have shown that allowable bearing capacity occur at settlement of between 5 to 10 % of foundation width.

Worked Example Calculation of Settlement of Shallow Foundations at the CenterData. Dimensions of foundation 1.5m x 2m.A1 = 0.934. A2 = m' / n' (m'2 +n'2 + 1)0.5 F1 = (1/03c0)A0 + A1 = (1/03c0)0.760 + 0.934 = 0.539. F2 = (n'/203c0) tan-1A2If = 0.755. Foundation Settlement.

The total settlement of the ground consists of 3 components: immediate settlement (commonly referred to as elastic settlement, although this is a misnomer), consolidation settlement (or primary settlement) and creep settlement (or secondary settlement).

Worked Example Calculation of Settlement of Shallow Foundations at the CenterData. Dimensions of foundation 1.5m x 2m.A1 = 0.934. A2 = m' / n' (m'2 +n'2 + 1)0.5 F1 = (1/03c0)A0 + A1 = (1/03c0)0.760 + 0.934 = 0.539. F2 = (n'/203c0) tan-1A2If = 0.755. Foundation Settlement.

Settlement is simply caused by soil displacement due to shifting. Most soil, especially top layers of soil that are still in the active zone, are very susceptible to movement. Soil is not static. This shifting soil creates air pockets beneath your foundation, displacing the weight of your house.

In the current state of practice, any soil settlement other than consolidation settlement is often called elastic settlement. It is also referred to as immediate settlement in some geotechnical reports.

Elastic settlement calculation using displacement influence factors has the general form (Poulos and Davis, 1974):(1) 03c1 = q B E s I where 03c1 is the foundation settlement; q is the applied stress; B means the foundation width; Es stands for the equivalent elastic soil modulus; and I is the displacement influence factor.