The foundations supporting two columns of a building are shown in Figure E9.16. An extensive so investigation was not carried out, and it was assumed in the design of the foundations that the clay lay had a uniform thickness of 1.2 m. Two years after construction the building settled, with a differenti settlement of 10 mm. Walls of the building began to crack. The doors have not jammed, but b measuring the out-of-vertical distance of the doors, it is estimated that they would become jammed the differential settlement exceeded 24 mm. A subsequent soil investigation showed that the thicknes of the clay layer was not uniform but varies, as shown in Figure E9.16. The owners would like to g an estimate of the expected total differential settlement and how long it will take before the doo. become jammed.

The foundations supporting two columns of a building are shown in Figure E9.16. An extensive so investigation was not carried out, and it was assumed in the design of the foundations that the clay lay had a uniform thickness of 1.2 m. Two years after construction the building settled, with a differenti settlement of 10 mm. Walls of the building began to crack. The doors have not jammed, but b measuring the out-of-vertical distance of the doors, it is estimated that they would become jammed the differential settlement exceeded 24 mm. A subsequent soil investigation showed that the thicknes of the clay layer was not uniform but varies, as shown in Figure E9.16. The owners would like to g an estimate of the expected total differential settlement and how long it will take before the doo. become jammed.

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