q

qB
pe = Ip
B Eu
H
Rough Surface

L2
For Saturated Soil
With =0.50

L0

0.8
Strip Loading(^)

Ip 0.75 AT
0.6
H/B =

0.4
Circular Loading(^^)

0.2
(^) From Poulos and Davis (1974), Figure 5.2 Note: 'vm = 'p
(^^) From Poulos and Davis (1974), Figure 5.32 & Cu = Su
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
H/B
Intial Settlement (p1/2)

Undrained Elastic Settlement Computation for Uniform Loading on

Elastic Layer
Adapted from D`Appolonia` et al. (1971), Foot & Ladd (1981)

2000
No. Decription Cu/`vc
Portsmouth
1 Sensitive CL Clay 0.20
1000 S1 > 10, LL = 35, I = 15
p
800
1 Boston CL Clay
2 0.20
600 LL = 41, Ip = 22
Bangkok CH Clay
3 0.27
400 LL = 65, Ip = 41
2
Eu Mane Organic
4 CH - CH Clay 0.285
Cu 3 LL = 65, Ip = 38
200
AGS CH Clay
5 0.255
4 LL = 71, Ip = 40
5 Atchafalaya
100
6 CH Clay 0.24
80 LL = 95, Ip = 75

60 6 Taylor River Peat

7 0.46
W = 500 %
N
40
From Ladd & Edgers (1972)
7
MIT for Dames & Moore
MIT for Haley & Aldrich
20
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Applied Shear Stress Ratio h/cu
(1/Factor of Safety)
Eu = 3 / = Applied Horizontal Shear Stress
h h
Cu = ( )max = Shear Strain
h

(a) Normalized Secant Modulus vs. Stress Level for Normally Consolidated Soils

1000 500

800 400
At h/cu = 1/3 2 At h/cu = 2/3
3

600 4
300

Eu Eu 3
4
Cu 5 Cu
400 200
5
6

6
200 100

0 0
1 2 4 6 8 10 1 2 4 6 8 10
OCR = `
vm /`
vc
OCR = `
vm /`
vc
(b) Normalized Secant Modulus vs. Overconsolidation Ratio
 1.0

0.8 0
.25
.5

SR = Re/Rl
0.6
f=
.75
0.4
H/B = 0.5
0.2

0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Applied Stress Ratio, q/qu

1.0
0
0.8 .25
.5
SR = Re/Rl
0.6
f=
.75
0.4
H/B = 1.0
0.2

0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Applied Stress Ratio, q/qu

1.0
-.25
0
0.8
.25
SR = Re/Rl

0.6 .5
f=
.75
0.4
H/B = 1.5
0.2

0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Applied Stress Ratio, q/qu
Relationship between settlement ratio and applied stress ratio
for strip foundation on homogenous isotropic elastic layer.

Soil Ip(%) Source

0.8 Boston Blue Clay 21 MIT
Skempton &
Weald Clay 24
Sowa(^)
Varved Clay 30 (bulk) MIT
0.6 Me Organic Clay 38 MIT
Dames &
AGS CH Clay 40
Moore(^^)
Bangkok Clay 41 AIT & MIT
0.4 (^) 1963 (^^) 1975
(1 - Ko)
2cu /'vo

Low IP
0.2
f=

High IP

Note : All Data for Unloading

-0.2 From 'vm

1 2 4 6 8 10
OCR = 'vm /'vc
Intial Settlement (p 2/2)
Note : cu = 0.5(1 - 2)f from CKoU Triaxial or Plane
Strain Tests, Ko from Brooker and Ireland (1965)
for ME. Organic Clay.