CE 333

Geotechnical Engineering II

Sultan Mohammad Farooq

Sheikh Sharif Ahmed

Department of Civil Engineering

Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
Terzaghi and Peck’s Correlation
Terzaghi and Peck’s proposed the following correlation of
determining elastic settlement in sand with SPT.
𝟐
𝟑𝒒 𝑩
𝑺𝒆 (𝒎𝒎) = 𝑪𝑾 𝑪𝑫
𝑵𝟔𝟎 𝑩 + 𝟎. 𝟑

Where,

𝐶𝑊 = groundwater table correction

𝐷𝑓
𝐶𝐷 = correction for depth of embedment = 1 −
4𝐵
𝐷𝑓 = depth of embedment (𝑚)
𝑞 = bearing pressure (𝑘𝑁 𝑚2 )
𝐵 = width of foundation (𝑚)
𝑁60 = field standard penetration number
Terzaghi and Peck’s Correlation
 The magnitude of 𝑪𝑾 is equal to 𝟏. 𝟎 if the depth of the
water table is greater than or equal to 𝟐𝑩 below the
foundation, and it is equal to 𝟐. 𝟎 if the depth of the
water table is less than or equal to 𝑩 below the
foundation.

 The 𝑵𝟔𝟎 values used in Eq. should be the average

value of up to a depth of about 𝟑𝑩 to 𝟒𝑩 measured
from the bottom of the foundation.
Meyerhof’s Correlation
 Meyerhof compared the predicted and observed
settlements of eight structures and proposed the
following equations-
𝟏. 𝟐𝟓𝒒
𝑺𝒆 𝒎𝒎 = 𝑪𝑾 𝑪𝑫 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝑩 ≤ 𝟏. 𝟐𝟐 𝒎)
𝑵𝟔𝟎
𝟐
𝟐𝒒 𝑩
𝑺𝒆 𝒎𝒎 = 𝑪𝑾 𝑪𝑫 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝑩 > 𝟏. 𝟐𝟐 𝒎)
𝑵𝟔𝟎 𝑩 + 𝟎. 𝟑

Where,

The parameters having same unit as stated in Terzaghi and

Peck’s correlation.
Peck and Bazaraa’s Correlation
According to Peck and Bazaraa-
𝟐
𝟐𝒒 𝑩
𝑺𝒆 𝒎𝒎 = 𝑪𝑾 𝑪𝑫
𝑵𝟏 𝟔𝟎 𝑩 + 𝟎. 𝟑
Peck and Bazaraa’s Correlation

Where,
𝒒 is in 𝒌𝑵/𝒎𝟐 ; 𝑩 is in 𝒎
𝑵𝟏 𝟔𝟎 = corrected standard penetration number
𝝈𝟎 at 𝟎. 𝟓𝑩 below the bottom of the foundation
𝑪𝑾 =
𝝈′𝟎 at 𝟎. 𝟓𝑩 below the bottom of the foundation
𝝈𝟎 = total overburden pressure
𝝈′𝟎 = effective overburden pressure
𝟎.𝟓
𝜸𝑫𝒇
𝑪𝑫 = 𝟏 − 𝟎. 𝟒
𝒒
𝜸 = unit weight of soil
Peck and Bazaraa’s Correlation
The relationships for 𝑵𝟏 𝟔𝟎 are-
𝟒𝑵𝟔𝟎
𝑵𝟏 𝟔𝟎 = (𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝝈′𝟎 ≤ 𝟕𝟓 𝒌𝑵/𝒎𝟐 )
𝟏 + 𝟎. 𝟎𝟒𝝈′𝟎
𝟒𝑵𝟔𝟎
𝑵𝟏 𝟔𝟎 = (𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝝈′𝟎 > 𝟕𝟓 𝒌𝑵/𝒎𝟐 )
𝟑. 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝝈′𝟎
Peck and Bazaraa’s Correlation
The relationships for 𝑵𝟏 𝟔𝟎 are-
𝟒𝑵𝟔𝟎
𝑵𝟏 𝟔𝟎 = (𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝝈′𝟎 ≤ 𝟕𝟓 𝒌𝑵/𝒎𝟐 )
𝟏 + 𝟎. 𝟎𝟒𝝈′𝟎
𝟒𝑵𝟔𝟎
𝑵𝟏 𝟔𝟎 = (𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝝈′𝟎 > 𝟕𝟓 𝒌𝑵/𝒎𝟐 )
𝟑. 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝝈′𝟎
 EXAMPLE 03
Determine the immediate settlement of the foundation
shown in Figure.

Depth
𝑵𝟔𝟎
(m)
1.5 6
3.0 9
4.5 14
6.0 16
7.5 12
9.0 19
10.5 24
 EXAMPLE 03 : SOLUTION
Terzaghi and Peck’s Correlation
2
3𝑞 𝐵
𝑆𝑒 (𝑚𝑚) = 𝐶𝑊 𝐶𝐷
𝑁60 𝐵 + 0.3
Depth
(m)
𝑵𝟔𝟎 3𝐵 = 3 × 2 = 6 𝑚
1.5 6 4𝐵 = 4 × 2 = 8 𝑚
3.0 10 6 + 10 + 14 + 17 + 13 + 18
4.5 14 𝑁60 = = 13
6
6.0 17
7.5 13 300
𝑞= = 𝟔𝟎 𝒌𝑵 𝒎𝟐
9.0 18 2 × 2.5
10.5 24
EXAMPLE 03 : SOLUTION
Terzaghi and Peck’s Correlation

𝐶𝑊 = 2.0
𝐷𝑓 1.5
𝐶𝐷 = 1 − =1− = 0.8125
4𝐵 4×2
2
3𝑞 𝐵
𝑆𝑒 𝑚𝑚 = 𝐶𝑊 𝐶𝐷
𝑁60 𝐵 + 0.3
2
3 × 60 2
= 2 × 0.8125 × = 𝟏𝟕 𝒎𝒎
13 2 + 0.3
 EXAMPLE 03 : SOLUTION
Meyerhof’s Correlation
(𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝑩 > 𝟏. 𝟐𝟐 𝒎)
2
2𝑞 𝐵
𝑆𝑒 𝑚𝑚 = 𝐶𝑊 𝐶𝐷
𝑁60 𝐵 + 0.3
Depth
(m)
𝑵𝟔𝟎 3𝐵 = 3 × 2 = 6 𝑚
1.5 6 4𝐵 = 4 × 2 = 8 𝑚
3.0 10 6 + 10 + 14 + 17 + 13 + 18
4.5 14 𝑁60 = = 13
6
6.0 17
7.5 13 300
𝑞= = 𝟔𝟎 𝒌𝑵 𝒎𝟐
9.0 19 2 × 2.5
10.5 24
EXAMPLE 03 : SOLUTION
Meyerhof’s Correlation

𝐶𝑊 = 2.0
𝐷𝑓 1.5
𝐶𝐷 = 1 − =1− = 0.8125
4𝐵 4×2
2
2𝑞 𝐵
𝑆𝑒 𝑚𝑚 = 𝐶𝑊 𝐶𝐷
𝑁60 𝐵 + 0.3
2
2 × 60 2
= 2 × 0.8125 × = 𝟏𝟏. 𝟑 𝒎𝒎
13 2 + 0.3
EXAMPLE 03 : SOLUTION
Peck and Bazaraa’s Correlation
2
2𝑞 𝐵
𝑆𝑒 𝑚𝑚 = 𝐶𝑊 𝐶𝐷
𝑁1 60 𝐵 + 0.3
0.5𝐵 = 1 m

𝝈𝟎 at 𝟎. 𝟓𝑩 below the bottom of the foundation

𝑪𝑾 = ′
𝝈𝟎 at 𝟎. 𝟓𝑩 below the bottom of the foundation
𝟏. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟖 + 𝟏 × 𝟐𝟏
= = 𝟏. 𝟐𝟔
𝟏. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟖 + 𝟏 × (𝟐𝟏 − 𝟗. 𝟖𝟏)
300
𝑞= = 𝟔𝟎 𝒌𝑵 𝒎𝟐
2 × 2.5
EXAMPLE 03 : SOLUTION
Peck and Bazaraa’s Correlation
0.5 0.5
𝛾𝐷𝑓 21 × 1.5
𝐶𝐷 = 1 − 0.4 = 1 − 0.4 = 0.71
𝑞 60

𝜎0′ 𝑎𝑡 2𝐵 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

= 1.5 × 18 + 4 × 21 − 9.81 = 71.76 𝑘𝑁/𝑚2
4𝑁60 ′ 2
𝑁1 60 = ′ (𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝜎0 ≤ 75 𝑘𝑁/𝑚 )
1 + 0.04𝜎0
4 × 13
𝑁1 60 = = 13.44
1 + 0.04 × 71.76
EXAMPLE 03 : SOLUTION
Peck and Bazaraa’s Correlation
2
2𝑞 𝐵
𝑆𝑒 𝑚𝑚 = 𝐶𝑊 𝐶𝐷
𝑁1 60 𝐵 + 0.3
2
2 × 60 2
= 1.26 × 0.71 × = 6.04 𝑚𝑚
13.44 2 + 0.3
 Q = 300 kN

EGL
𝜸 = 𝟏𝟖 𝒌𝑵/𝒎𝟑
1.5 m

GWT
B=2m
L = 2.5 m
𝜸𝒔𝒂𝒕 = 𝟐𝟏 𝒌𝑵/𝒎𝟑