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Published in: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 1/2013

01-02-2013 | Original paper

Settlement Due to Uniform Circular Load: On Finite Two-Layer System

Authors: Umashankar Balunaini, Yugandhar Damalla, Madhira R. Madhav

Published in: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Structures are commonly founded on layered soil deposits. In this study, settlement due to a circular load on a two-layer soil system overlying a rock stratum or a stiff soil deposit is estimated and compared with the values obtained using Steinbrenner’s and Finite element approaches. Design tables are proposed for settlements due to uniform circular loading (of radius equal to a) applied on two-layer soil system for top-layer thickness H 1 = 0.2a–6.0a, bottom-layer thickness H 2 = 1.0a–6.0a, moduli ratio of top and bottom layers E 1 /E 2 = 0.01–100 and Poisson’s ratio v = 0.2–0.5. The settlement factors from the study were also compared with the Ueshita and Meyerhof’s values for a finite top layer overlying a semi-infinite bottom layer. Results were compared with the observed settlement of a structure resting on a layered soil profile overlying a rock stratum. Proposed settlement of the two-layer system shows good agreement with these studies.

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Metadata
Title
Settlement Due to Uniform Circular Load: On Finite Two-Layer System
Authors
Umashankar Balunaini
Yugandhar Damalla
Madhira R. Madhav
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0960-3182
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1529
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-012-9586-2

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