FOUNDATION SETTLEMENT ON THE REINFORCED GROUND BY SLENDER PIPES AND ITS PREDICTION METHOD : Part 2 Prediction method of foundation settlement

Abstract

We developed calculation method to predict foundation settlement on the ground reinforced by slender steel pipes. In this method, contact load of foundation slab and load of pile are considered separately. Settlement of foundation slab and slender piles be calculated using Steinbreener's Solution and Mindlin's Solution. The simple equation can be derived assuming that foundation slab are rigid and each pile load are equal to same value. To verify the method for its validity, simulation analyses were carried out. As a result of simulation , not only settlement of foundation slab but also pile load are approximate agreement with test results.