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Title:

PROBABILISTIC APPROACH TO PREDICTION OF CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT

Accession Number:

00129492

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

The method of derived distributions is used to develop a probabilistic model for predicting the total settlement in a compressible clay layer in terms of uncertain soil compressibility and loads. The settlement ratio (total settlement divided by thickness of compressible layer) is a function of two independent random variables (compressibility factor and load factor). The compressibility factor is a function of two dependent random variables (compression index and initial void ratio), and the load factor is a function of two independent random variables (total stress at the midheight layer and the preconsolidation stress). The compressibility factor can be described by a normal distribution, and the load factor by a log-normal distribution. The derived distribution of the settlement ratio is also well approximated by a log-normal distribution that approaches a normal distribution as the number of soil samples taken for the settlement prediction increases. Graphs are developed to estimate the settlement ratio parameters in terms of the average dry density of the soil. The effect of the number of samples and the vertical and horizontal correlation on the density function of the settlement ratio is also evaluated.

Supplemental Notes:

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Monograph Accession #:

00131141

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Corotis, Ross B
Krizek, Raymond J
El-Moursi, Houssam H

Pagination:

pp 47-61

Publication Date:

1975

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 548
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia
Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17

ISBN:

0309024536

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (22) ; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Graphical analysis

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Subject Areas:

Geotechnology; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 10 1976 12:00AM

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