1.3 - Elastic Settlement or Immediate Settlement
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What is elastic settlement?
💡 Hint: Consider the immediate effect of a load on soil.
Name the components of total settlement.
💡 Hint: Recall the formula St = Si + Sc + Ssc.
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What happens during elastic settlement?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens immediately after a load is applied.
True or False: Elastic settlement differs from primary and secondary settlements in that it occurs independently of time.
💡 Hint: Consider how quickly each type of settlement occurs.
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A new building is constructed on a soil type determined to have a high compressibility. Describe how elastic settlement will influence its design and potential risks associated.
💡 Hint: Think about how compressible soils interact with structures.
Illustrate a case where delaying load application on saturated clay soil minimizes elastic settlement. What would structural engineers need to consider?
💡 Hint: Focus on the interaction between water and soil structure.
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