In construction, what are the implications when contractors and owners try to "cut corners" and minimize the amount required in subsurface investigation and foundation design?

What is the recorded amount of settlement or differential settlement for a well-known large structure in the United States that has a mat foundation? Please provide further information on the structure, the foundation design, the documented settlement or differential settlement, and any remedial actions taken, if any. Discuss the elements that may have led to the settlement or differential settlement and how they were addressed in the foundation's design or construction.

1.Why are scope of work sections of contract causing so many problems? 2.What aren’t contractors allowed to rely on owner provided soil reports? Note: kindly give me both right answers.

What is the suitability of using the Boussinesq equation for determining subsurface stresses in a foundation analysis?

Explain the Sequence of foundation loading being transferred onto soil particles (the soil skeleton) by the consolidation process.