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Settlement

This document provides information about the properties and consolidation settlement of an embankment. It describes the embankment dimensions, soil profile properties, load distribution, calculated stresses, and predicted settlements over time at the center and edges of the embankment. Charts show the predicted settlement curves and time for different percentages of consolidation to occur.

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Settlement

This document provides information about the properties and consolidation settlement of an embankment. It describes the embankment dimensions, soil profile properties, load distribution, calculated stresses, and predicted settlements over time at the center and edges of the embankment. Charts show the predicted settlement curves and time for different percentages of consolidation to occur.

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Consolidation Settlement

Embankment Properties
Upstream
Downstream
Width
Height
Unit Weight

1.0
1.0
4.5
6.0
16.0

Soil Profile
Comp Layer
Water Table
Unit Weight (bulk)
Unit Weight (saturated)
Unit Weight (water)

7.0 m
1.0 m
20.0
15.0
10.0

Soil Properties
cv
cc

3.0
3.0
m
m
3
kN/m

bgl

eo
0.3

0.9

Pp

cr
Load Distribution from Embankment
Center
Max Compressible Depth

Edge (down)

Pst

20.0

a
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00

b
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25

x
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

z (depth)
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
18.00
20.00

18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00

2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25

20.25
20.25
20.25
20.25
20.25
20.25
20.25
20.25
20.25
20.25

2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
18.00
20.00

Live Load

Center
Edge (down)
Soil Pressure
Ptotal

1516.32
54.00

112.0

Pw

58.9

Peffective

53.1

Pfinal = Pst + Peff


Center
Edge (up)
Edge (down)

1579.5
#REF!
117.1

Consolidation Settlement
Center
Edge (up)
Edge (down)

1.63 m
#REF! m
0.38 m

10
10

1526.32
64.00

Alpha
0.63
0.86
0.92
0.92
0.89
0.85
0.81
0.76
0.72
0.68

Beta
1.69
1.02
0.72
0.55
0.44
0.37
0.32
0.28
0.25
0.22

Alpha'
0.63
0.86
0.92
0.92
0.89
0.85
0.81
0.76
0.72
0.68

q
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00

1.46
1.35
1.25
1.15
1.06
0.98
0.91
0.84
0.79
0.73

0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.09
0.10
0.10
0.11
0.11
0.11

0.04
0.08
0.11
0.15
0.18
0.20
0.22
0.24
0.26
0.27

6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00

Embankment
Soil Pressure
Pst
Ptotal Pwater Peffective Live Load
94.8
35
19
16
10
90.7
65
39
26
10
85.4
95
59
36
10
80.0
125
79
46
10
74.8
155
99
56
10
69.8
185
119
66
10
65.2
215
139
76
10
60.9
245
159
86
10
57.1
275
179
96
10
53.6
305
199
106
10
3.4
6.6
9.7
12.4
14.8
16.9
18.6
19.9
21.0
21.8

35
65
95
125
155
185
215
245
275
305

19
39
59
79
99
119
139
159
179
199

16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
106

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

Total Stress
120.8
126.7
131.4
136.0
140.8
145.8
151.2
156.9
163.1
169.6
29.4
42.6
55.7
68.4
80.8
92.9
104.6
115.9
127.0
137.8

Settlement Rate
Drainage Path,Hd

3.5 m

Center

1.63 m

max cv

2
1.0 m /year

Edge (down)

0.38 m

U (%)

Settlement (m)

Edge

Center

5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
98
99

5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
98
99

Edge
0.08
0.16
0.24
0.33
0.41
0.49
0.57
0.65
0.73
0.81
0.90
0.98
1.06
1.14
1.22
1.30
1.38
1.47
1.55
1.60
1.61

Center
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.09
0.11
0.13
0.15
0.17
0.19
0.21
0.23
0.25
0.27
0.28
0.30
0.32
0.34
0.36
0.37
0.38

TV

Time (years)

0.00
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.05
0.07
0.10
0.13
0.16
0.20
0.24
0.29
0.34
0.40
0.48
0.57
0.68
0.85
1.13
1.50
1.78

0.02
0.10
0.22
0.38
0.60
0.87
1.18
1.54
1.95
2.41
2.91
3.51
4.17
4.93
5.84
6.95
8.38
10.39
13.83
18.38
21.82

0.004
0.008
0.012
0.020
0.028
0.036
0.048
0.060
0.072
0.083
0.100
0.125
0.150
0.175
0.200
0.250
0.300
0.350
0.400
0.450
0.500
0.600
0.800
1.000
1.500
2.000

Case 1
Case 2
7.14
10.09
12.36
15.96
18.88
21.4
24.72
27.64

Case 3

Case 4

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