Settlement Analysis

Organization: SoilStructure.com
Project Name: Embankment
Job #: 6789
Design by: LAA
Date: 3/16/2017

Foundation Geometry, GWT & Loading

Units: English
Embankment Shape: Rectangle
Method: Embankment

Variable Value Variable Value

Emb. Lower Width 50.00 ft Ground Water Depth 3.00 ft
Emb. Upper Width 15.00 ft Embank. Unit Weight 110.0 lb/ft^3
Embankment Length 70.00 ft Max. Settl. Depth 15.00 ft
Embankment Bottom 0.00 ft Embankment Height 15.0 ft

Time Rate Inputs

Thickness of Clay 15.00 ft Drainage Condition Single Drainage
Coef. of Consolidation 0.150 ft^2/day

Geotechnical Properties
# Material Type USCS Layer Consistency Compr. Recompr. OC Margin Unit Wt
Thick, ft Ratio Ratio sigma m' gamma
Cc/(1+e) Cr/(1+e) lb/ft^2 lb/ft^3
1 Cohesive Soil CL 3.00 Firm 0.070 0.007 300 115.0
0-3
2 Cohesive Soil CH 12.00 Firm 0.070 0.007 300 115.0
3 - 15

Results
Applied Pressure, q: 1650.0 lb/ft^2 Drainage Height: 15.00 ft
Total Settlement, S: 4.51 in Time for 99% Consol.: 7.32 years

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 Fig. 1: Plan and Cross Section

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Table of Test Results - Page 1

Node # Depth Below Em O.C.+Eff. Str Eff. Stress Embank. Stress Emb. + Eff. Str
(ft) (psf) (psf) (psf) (psf)
1 0.13 314.38 14.38 1650.00 1664.37
2 0.38 343.13 43.13 1650.00 1693.12
3 0.63 371.88 71.88 1649.99 1721.86
4 0.88 400.63 100.63 1649.96 1750.59
5 1.13 429.38 129.38 1649.92 1779.30
6 1.38 458.13 158.13 1649.86 1807.98
7 1.63 486.88 186.88 1649.76 1836.64
8 1.88 515.63 215.63 1649.64 1865.26
9 2.13 544.38 244.38 1649.47 1893.85
10 2.38 573.13 273.13 1649.27 1922.39
11 2.63 601.88 301.88 1649.01 1950.89
12 2.88 630.63 330.63 1648.71 1979.33
13 3.13 651.58 351.58 1648.34 1999.92
14 3.38 664.73 364.73 1647.92 2012.64
15 3.63 677.88 377.88 1647.43 2025.30
16 3.88 691.03 391.03 1646.87 2037.89
17 4.13 704.18 404.18 1646.24 2050.41
18 4.38 717.33 417.33 1645.53 2062.85
19 4.63 730.48 430.48 1644.73 2075.21
20 4.88 743.63 443.63 1643.86 2087.48
21 5.13 756.78 456.78 1642.90 2099.67
22 5.38 769.93 469.93 1641.84 2111.77
23 5.63 783.08 483.08 1640.69 2123.77
24 5.88 796.23 496.23 1639.45 2135.67
25 6.13 809.38 509.38 1638.10 2147.48
26 6.38 822.53 522.53 1636.66 2159.18
27 6.63 835.68 535.68 1635.11 2170.78
28 6.88 848.83 548.83 1633.45 2182.27
29 7.13 861.98 561.98 1631.69 2193.66
30 7.38 875.13 575.13 1629.81 2204.94
31 7.63 888.28 588.28 1627.83 2216.10
32 7.88 901.43 601.43 1625.73 2227.15
33 8.13 914.58 614.58 1623.52 2238.09
34 8.38 927.73 627.73 1621.19 2248.91
35 8.63 940.88 640.88 1618.75 2259.62
36 8.88 954.03 654.03 1616.19 2270.21
37 9.13 967.18 667.18 1613.51 2280.69
38 9.38 980.33 680.33 1610.72 2291.05
39 9.63 993.48 693.48 1607.81 2301.29
40 9.88 1006.63 706.63 1604.79 2311.41
41 10.13 1019.78 719.78 1601.65 2321.42
42 10.38 1032.93 732.93 1598.39 2331.31
43 10.63 1046.08 746.08 1595.01 2341.09
44 10.88 1059.23 759.23 1591.52 2350.75
45 11.13 1072.38 772.38 1587.92 2360.29
46 11.38 1085.53 785.53 1584.20 2369.73
47 11.63 1098.68 798.68 1580.37 2379.05
48 11.88 1111.83 811.83 1576.43 2388.26
49 12.13 1124.98 824.98 1572.38 2397.35
50 12.38 1138.13 838.13 1568.22 2406.34
51 12.63 1151.28 851.28 1563.95 2415.23
52 12.88 1164.43 864.43 1559.58 2424.00
53 13.13 1177.58 877.58 1555.10 2432.68
54 13.38 1190.73 890.73 1550.52 2441.25
55 13.63 1203.88 903.88 1545.84 2449.72
56 13.88 1217.03 917.03 1541.06 2458.09
57 14.13 1230.18 930.18 1536.19 2466.36
58 14.38 1243.33 943.33 1531.22 2474.54
59 14.63 1256.48 956.48 1526.15 2482.63
60 14.88 1269.63 969.63 1521.00 2490.62

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Table of Test Results - Page 2

Node # Strain Indiv. Sett. Tot. Sett. Total Stress Pore Water
(%) (in) (in) (psf) (psf)
1 4.804 0.144 0.144 14.38 0.00
2 4.387 0.132 0.276 43.13 0.00
3 4.127 0.124 0.400 71.88 0.00
4 3.923 0.118 0.517 100.63 0.00
5 3.749 0.112 0.630 129.38 0.00
6 3.597 0.108 0.738 158.13 0.00
7 3.462 0.104 0.841 186.88 0.00
8 3.339 0.100 0.942 215.63 0.00
9 3.227 0.097 1.038 244.38 0.00
10 3.124 0.094 1.132 273.13 0.00
11 3.028 0.091 1.223 301.88 0.00
12 2.939 0.088 1.311 330.63 0.00
13 2.878 0.086 1.397 359.38 7.80
14 2.840 0.085 1.483 388.13 23.40
15 2.804 0.084 1.567 416.88 39.00
16 2.769 0.083 1.650 445.63 54.60
17 2.734 0.082 1.732 474.38 70.20
18 2.701 0.081 1.813 503.13 85.80
19 2.668 0.080 1.893 531.88 101.40
20 2.636 0.079 1.972 560.63 117.00
21 2.605 0.078 2.050 589.38 132.60
22 2.574 0.077 2.127 618.13 148.20
23 2.544 0.076 2.204 646.88 163.80
24 2.515 0.075 2.279 675.63 179.40
25 2.486 0.075 2.354 704.38 195.00
26 2.458 0.074 2.427 733.13 210.60
27 2.430 0.073 2.500 761.88 226.20
28 2.403 0.072 2.572 790.63 241.80
29 2.376 0.071 2.644 819.38 257.40
30 2.350 0.070 2.714 848.13 273.00
31 2.324 0.070 2.784 876.88 288.60
32 2.298 0.069 2.853 905.63 304.20
33 2.273 0.068 2.921 934.38 319.80
34 2.249 0.067 2.988 963.13 335.40
35 2.224 0.067 3.055 991.88 351.00
36 2.200 0.066 3.121 1020.63 366.60
37 2.177 0.065 3.187 1049.38 382.20
38 2.153 0.065 3.251 1078.13 397.80
39 2.130 0.064 3.315 1106.88 413.40
40 2.108 0.063 3.378 1135.63 429.00
41 2.085 0.063 3.441 1164.38 444.60
42 2.063 0.062 3.503 1193.13 460.20
43 2.041 0.061 3.564 1221.88 475.80
44 2.020 0.061 3.625 1250.63 491.40
45 1.998 0.060 3.685 1279.38 507.00
46 1.977 0.059 3.744 1308.13 522.60
47 1.957 0.059 3.803 1336.88 538.20
48 1.936 0.058 3.861 1365.63 553.80
49 1.916 0.057 3.918 1394.38 569.40
50 1.895 0.057 3.975 1423.13 585.00
51 1.875 0.056 4.031 1451.88 600.60
52 1.856 0.056 4.087 1480.63 616.20
53 1.836 0.055 4.142 1509.38 631.80
54 1.817 0.055 4.196 1538.13 647.40
55 1.797 0.054 4.250 1566.88 663.00
56 1.779 0.053 4.304 1595.63 678.60
57 1.760 0.053 4.357 1624.38 694.20
58 1.741 0.052 4.409 1653.13 709.80
59 1.723 0.052 4.460 1681.88 725.40
60 1.704 0.051 4.512 1710.63 741.00

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Table of Time Rate Results

Node # Tot. Sett. Time Factor Time Node # Tot. Sett. Time Factor Time
(in) (Tv) (years) (in) (Tv) (years)
1 0.09 0.00030 0.00 26 2.35 0.21200 0.87
2 0.18 0.00013 0.00 27 2.44 0.23000 0.95
3 0.27 0.00283 0.01 28 2.53 0.24800 1.02
4 0.36 0.00502 0.02 29 2.62 0.26700 1.10
5 0.45 0.00785 0.03 30 2.71 0.28600 1.18
6 0.54 0.01130 0.05 31 2.80 0.30700 1.26
7 0.63 0.01540 0.06 32 2.89 0.32900 1.35
8 0.72 0.02010 0.08 33 2.98 0.35200 1.45
9 0.81 0.02540 0.10 34 3.07 0.37700 1.55
10 0.90 0.03140 0.13 35 3.16 0.40300 1.66
11 0.99 0.03800 0.16 36 3.25 0.43100 1.77
12 1.08 0.04520 0.19 37 3.34 0.46100 1.89
13 1.17 0.05310 0.22 38 3.43 0.49300 2.03
14 1.26 0.06150 0.25 39 3.52 0.52900 2.17
15 1.35 0.07070 0.29 40 3.61 0.56700 2.33
16 1.44 0.08030 0.33 41 3.70 0.61000 2.51
17 1.53 0.09070 0.37 42 3.79 0.65800 2.70
18 1.62 0.10200 0.42 43 3.88 0.71200 2.93
19 1.71 0.11300 0.46 44 3.97 0.77400 3.18
20 1.80 0.12600 0.52 45 4.06 0.84800 3.48
21 1.89 0.13800 0.57 46 4.15 0.93800 3.85
22 1.99 0.15200 0.62 47 4.24 1.05500 4.34
23 2.08 0.16600 0.68 48 4.33 1.21900 5.01
24 2.17 0.18100 0.74 49 4.42 1.50000 6.16
25 2.26 0.19700 0.81 50 4.47 1.78100 7.32

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