Settlement Calculation On High-rise Buildings: Theory And Application

Xiangfu Chen Settlement Calculation on High-Rise Buildings Theory and Application Contents Xiangfu Chen Settlement Calculation on High-Rise Buildings Theory and Application With 229 figures xi Preface x Author Xiangfu Chen Professor, Ph.D of Civil Engineering China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), Beijing 100037, China E-mail: [email protected] ISBN 978-7-03-024336-2 Science Press Beijing ISBN 978-3-642-15569-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York e ISBN 978-3-642-15570-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2010933307 © Science Press Beijing and Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Frido Steinen-Broo, EStudio Calamar, Spain Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Preface x Foreword Estimating foundation settlement of various structures is, in general, an important area of study in the field of geotechnical engineering. With the growth of metropolitan areas around the world and with scarcity of land, high rise building construction has become a necessity. In high rise building construction, it is important to evaluate the allowable bearing capacity and settlement of foundations for proper design and performance in the post-construction stage. Considering the nonhomogeneous, and anisotropic nature of subsoil, settlement calculation is truly a challenge for geotechnical engineering. This text by Professor Xiangfu Chen is a welcome addition to scholars and practitioners in geotechnical engineering. It provides the state-of-the-art of settlement calculation procedures of deep foundations available in lit