Which of the following is a common method for predicting settlement in granular
Practice Questions
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Which of the following is a common method for predicting settlement in granular soils?
Surcharge loading
Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
Cone Penetration Test (CPT)
Empirical correlations
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
Which of the following is a common method for predicting settlement in granular soils?
Step 1: Understand what settlement means. Settlement is when the ground sinks or compresses under weight.
Step 2: Know that granular soils are types of soil made up of small particles, like sand and gravel.
Step 3: Learn that engineers need to predict how much settlement will happen when buildings or structures are built on these soils.
Step 4: Recognize that empirical correlations are formulas or methods based on real-world data and tests.
Step 5: Understand that these empirical correlations use results from field tests (done on-site) and laboratory tests (done in a lab) to make predictions about settlement.
