DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS UNDER DIFFERENTIAL SETTLING

A METHOD IS PRESENTED FOR FOUNDATION DESIGN WITH THE AID OF EXTREMA ENVELOPES OF MOMENTS, SHEAR FORCES, REACTIONS AND ANGULAR DISTORTIONS, DERIVED BY COMPUTER CALCULATION OF ALL ESSENTIAL LOAD STATES AND SOIL-PROPERTIES-SCATTER ALTERNATIVES. THE APPROACH IS BASED ON THE REALIZATION THAT SUBGRADE CONDITIONS CAN NEVER BE KNOWN IN ENOUGH DETAIL TO JUSTIFY A CALCULATION BASED ON A SINGLE ASSUMPTION REGARDING THE SOIL PROPERTIES, AND THAT IT IS MORE REASONABLE TO CONSIDER AS MANY AS POSSIBLE OF THE LIKELY COMBINATIONS OF SUBGRADE PROPERTIES SCATTER AND LOAD STATES. THE METHOD IS ILLUSTRATED ON A FOUR-SPAN BEAM ON SINGLE FOOTINGS, BUT IT IS GENERAL AND APPLICABLE TO OTHER SYSTEMS AS WELL. /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 94, No ST 1, PP 53-70, 3 FIG, 3 TAB, 1 APP
• Authors:
  • Getzler, Z
• Publication Date: 1968-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Differential settlement; Foundations; Information processing; Probability theory; Properties of materials; Settlement (Structures); Soils; Structural design; Subgrade (Pavements)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil properties
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208450
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1994 12:00AM