Research Article
Sep 1974
Differential Settlement of Buildings
Authors: Rebecca Grant, AM.ASCE, John T. Christian, M.ASCE, and Erik H. Vanmarcke, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 100, Issue 9
Abstract
Published case histories of differential settlement reveal a relation between the maximum measured differential settlement and damage to buildings. This relation, first proposed by Skempton and MacDonald, is found to be reasonably valid for a much larger number and variety of buildings described since their original survey. In applying their criterion for damage, it is important to remove the effects of rigid body motions. The paper analyzes extensive settlement and differential settlement data for a wide range of soils and structures. A more complicated indicator of structural distortion involving the settlements at three points is also consistent with the damage information, but it seems to fit the data no better than does Skempton and MacDonald's simpler relation.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 100 • Issue 9 • September 1974
Pages: 973 - 991
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© 1974 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Rebecca Grant, AM.ASCE
Engr., Goldberg-Zoino & Assoc., Inc., Newton Upper Falls, MA
John T. Christian, M.ASCE
Consultant., Geotechnical Div., Stone & Webster Engrg. Corp., Boston, MA
Erik H. Vanmarcke, AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg.; Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA
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