Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division · 1972 · 20 citations · 0 references
EngineeringCivil EngineeringFoundation EngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringSoil MechanicsFoundation Load TransferFoundation SystemsSettlement AnalysisConcentrated Load ResponseFoundation On Layered SoilsFoundation SettlementFoundation Settlement PredictionGeneral Average SettlementGround Settlement ResponseLoad-settlement Behavior
The settlement of the surface of a finite layer of soil due to a concentrated vertical load has been determined by Taylor as mentioned by Poulos. This technical note presents the results of a numerical integration that has given the average settlement over the whole rectangular area instead of the corner of a uniformly loaded rectangular area. The results apply with a good approximation to rigid rectangular foundations.