cracks in structures due to foundation settlement
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Geotechnical Engineering, Foundation Settlement By Mr Krikar M- Gharrib NOORITRANSCRIPT
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Cracks in Structures Due to
Foundation Settlement
Krikar Muhammad Gharrib
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Outline Introduction
Foundation settlement
How foundation settlement can affect structures
Monitoring and improvement
Conclusion
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Introduction
What is crack?
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Foundation Settlement
Foundation
Settlement
(Geoconsult 2012)
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How Foundation Settlement can affect structures
Uniform Settlement
(Stephenson, R. W. 2001)
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How Foundation Settlement can affect structures
Differential Settlement
(Geoconsult 2012)
(Stephenson, R. W. 2001:2.79)
(Stephenson, R. W. 2001)
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Monitoring and improvement
Foundation movement monitoring
Measuring changes in crack width
(Ladyada 2012)
Measuring changes in the
inclination of the building
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Monitoring and improvement
Site soil improvement
Grouting
(University of Washington 2012)
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Conclusion
Damaging buildings
Foundation monitoring
Site soil need to be improved
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References Dickinson, P. R., Thornton, N. (2004) Cracking and
Building Movement. Coventry: RICS Business Services Limited
Charles, J. A. (2005) Geotechnics for Building Professionals. Watford: BRE Bookshop
Barnes, G. E. (2000) Soil Mechanics: Principles and Practice. London: MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
Ladyada (2012) Caliper tutorial [online] available from <http://www.ladyada.net/learn/calipers/ > [01 June 2012]
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Ladyada (2012) Calliper tutorial [online] available from <http://www.ladyada.net
/learn/calipers/ > [01 June 2012
Geoconsult (2012)Geotechnical consultants [online]available from <http: //www .geoconsult.co.nz/
Stephenson, R. W. (2001) ‘Shallow Foundations’. In Practical foundation engineering handbook. ed. by Brown R. W. New York: McGraw-Hill
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