Settlement of Structures on Granular Soils Subjected to Static and Earthquake Loads

An updated version of database of static settlement records of footings on granular soils is presented. Records that involve settlement versus pressure relationships are used to develop an empirical method that explicitly consider, beside the other factors, the effect of stress level on settlement. The method is upgraded for estimating earthquake-induced compressibility of granular soil mass influenced by footing loads below bearing capacity level. A database of structure earthquake-induced settlement records is developed. The database is used to evaluate the proposed method for non-failed structures and to provide an empirical tool for estimating the bearing-capacity-failure-induced settlement of structures.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Shahien, Marawan Meghawri

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mesri, Gholamreza

• Geotechnology

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9912377

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83465