SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES. REPORT OF A SEMINAR HELD ON 7 DECEMBER, 1971

Part I of this note sets out the aims of the seminar, and summarises the prepared contributions and informal discussions under the following headings:- state of the art on settlement prediction; design practice to accommodate settlement in structure; research requirements. In part II, entitled "settlement observations in the field", the account given of the equipment required for making accurate observations, is summarised. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Construction Industry Research & Information Assoc

  6 Storey's Gate
  London SW1P 3AU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Conferences; Design; Forecasting; Ground settlement; Measurement; Measuring instruments; Settlement (Structures); State of the art reports; State of the art studies; Structures
• ITRD Terms: 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 3455: Bridge; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 3355: Engineering structure; 132: Forecast; 6136: Measurement; 5792: Settlement; 8588: State of the art report
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131479
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 42 Tech. Note
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM