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The total settlement of a footing in clay is considered to be consisting of ___________ components.

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The total settlement of a footing in clay is considered to be consisting of ___________ components.

(a) One

(b) Three

(c) Two

(d) Four

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My question comes from Shallow Foundations in division Shallow Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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The correct choice is (b) Three

The explanation: According to Skempton and Bjerrum, the total settlement of a footing in clay may be considered to consist of three components

S = Si + Sc + Ss.

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