A GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTION ON OR WITH MATERIALS EXHIBITING ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENT DUE TO "COLLAPSE" OF GRAIN STRUCTURE

Collapse settlement is the term applied to an additional settlement of a foundation due to the wetting-up of a partly saturated subsoil, normally without any increase of applied pressure. Procedures for recognizing the possibility of such collapse settlement during site exploration and methods for predicting its probable value are given. Common misconceptions and misinterpretations are also described. abstract no. 218081. /Author/TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  South African Institute of Civil Engineers

  2 Hollard Street
  Johannesburg,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Pells, P
  • Robertson, A
  • Jennings, J E
  • Knight, K
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Collapse; Conferences; Failure; Forecasting; Foundations; Gravel; Ground settlement; Moisture content; Percent saturation; Road construction; Sand; Saturated soils; Silts; Subsoil
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 5907: Degree of saturation (mater); 5520: Failure; 132: Forecast; 3377: Foundation; 4575: Gravel; 5920: Moisture content; 3665: Road construction; 4105: Sand; 5792: Settlement; 4149: Silt; 5722: Site investigation; 2930: Subsoil
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134344
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 86961 0732
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1976 12:00AM