Settlement Response of a Multi-Story Building
Abstract
The settlement calculation of a multi-story building is a challenging task due to the variation of soil properties and the use of an appropriate constitutive model for the reliable representation of soils’ stress-strain behaviors. In this study, the settlement response of a multi-story building was calculated with the simple Mohr-Coulomb Model (MCM) and the Hardening Soil Model (HSM). The effect of soil modulus of elasticity using both models was investigated on the overall settlement response of the building. Results indicated that MCM overestimated immediate settlement in a range of 50 to 65% compared to HSM. The settlement response of the building calculated with both models was within the allowable range. The results of this study can be helpful for geotechnical engineers working on reliable predictions of the settlement of multi-story buildings.
Keywords:
immediate settlement, finite element method, consolidation process, raft foundation, Mohr-Coulomb model, hardening soil modelDownloads
References
R. Katzenbach, A. Schmitt, and J. Turek, "Assessing Settlement of High-Rise Structures by 3D Simulations," Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 221-229, 2005. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8667.2005.00389.x
X. Li, L. L. Zhao, and J. Du, "Study on Settlement Prediction Model and Method of Foundation of High-rise Building," Site Investigation Science and Technology, vol. 2010, no. 2, pp. 9-12, 2010.
J. Ding, B. Li, E. Du, W. Wang, and T. Zhao, "Analysis and Prediction of Foundation Settlement of High-Rise Buildings under Complex Geological Conditions," World Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 445-454, Jul. 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/wjet.2017.53039
C. Y. Ou and P.-G. Hsieh, "A simplified method for predicting ground settlement profiles induced by excavation in soft clay," Computers and Geotechnics, vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 987-997, Dec. 2011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2011.06.008
H. Chakeri, Y. Ozcelik, and B. Unver, "Effects of important factors on surface settlement prediction for metro tunnel excavated by EPB," Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 36, pp. 14-23, Jun. 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2013.02.002
A. Zahmatkesh and A. J. Choobbasti, "Settlement evaluation of soft clay reinforced with stone columns using the equivalent secant modulus," Arabian Journal of Geosciences, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 103-109, Jan. 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-010-0145-y
H. Ouabel, A. Zadjaoui, and A. Bendiouis-Benchouk, "Numerical Estimation of Settlement under a Shallow Foundation by the Pressuremeter Method," Civil Engineering Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 156-163-163, Jan. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.28991/cej-2020-03091460
A. H. Bhutto et al., "Mohr-Coulomb and Hardening Soil Model Comparison of the Settlement of an Embankment Dam," Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 4654-4658, Oct. 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.3034
A. H. Bhutto, S. Zardari, G. S. Bhurgri, M. A. Zardari, R. Bhanbhro, and B. A. Memon, "Post Construction and Long Term Settlement of an Embankment Dam Computed with Two Constitutive Models," Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 4750-4754, Oct. 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.3070
PLAXIS 2D. Bentley. Accessed: Aug. 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/geotechnical-engineering-software/plaxis-2d
D. M. Potts, L. Zdravkovic, and L. Zdravković, Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering: Application. London, United Kingdom:Thomas Telford, 2001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/feaigea.27831
ASTM D2487 - 17e1, "Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)," ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, USA.
US Army Corps of Engineerings, "EM 1110-1-1904 Engineering and Design Settlement Analysis," Washington, D.C., USA, Sep. 1990.
Plaxis 2D Tutorial Manual. Accessed: Aug. 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.plaxis.com/support/manuals/plaxis-2d-manuals/
A. W. Skempton and D. H. Macdonald, "The allowable settlements of buildings.," Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 727-768, Nov. 1956. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/ipeds.1956.12202
Downloads
How to Cite
License
Copyright (c) 2020 Authors
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) after its publication in ETASR with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
