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Initial/ elastic settlement
where is the initial or elastic settlement, q is the intensity of load , B is the width of the footing, is the young's modulus of the soil, µ is the poisons ratio and If is the factor depends on shape of the footing ,size of the footing , type of the footing and point of calculation of settlement.
where Q is the concentrated load, r is the radial or diagonal distance from top centerline of the footing to the point under consideration, z is the depth of the point under consideration
Compression index,
Coefficient of compression,
Coefficient of volume compression,
Coefficient of consolidation,