The non-uniform settlements represent a big challenge for the structural engineers because of the problems caused by this phenomenon, where many crackls in the walls, columns and slabs occur due to the uniform settlements, which ranges from small cracks to major cracks that threat the safety of the building and the residents. Along the years, the geotechnical engineers have developed many methods to find the settlements in soil. However these methods need certain expertise in the properties and the conditions of soil and some other tests, which the structural engineers in Palestine lack of such expertise. Therefore, and because of the importance of te soil structure interaction, this paper focuses on a simplified method to estimate the settlements of soil, where by using simple equations, the settlement of soil can be predicted with acceptable accuracy for the practical pruposes like design or field checks.

Title

An-Najah University Journal for Research - Natural Sciences

Publisher

An-Najah National University

Publisher Country

Palestine

Publication Type

Prtinted only

Volume

31

Year

2017

Pages

203-226