Settlement Calculator Skill
Purpose
The Settlement Calculator Skill calculates foundation settlements including immediate (elastic) settlement, primary consolidation, and secondary compression using established geotechnical methods.
Capabilities
- •Immediate (elastic) settlement
- •Consolidation settlement (1D theory)
- •Secondary compression
- •Time-rate of consolidation
- •Differential settlement analysis
- •Tolerable settlement checks
- •Settlement beneath rigid foundations
- •Stress distribution calculations
Usage Guidelines
When to Use
- •Estimating foundation settlement
- •Evaluating differential settlement
- •Time-rate predictions
- •Tolerable settlement verification
Prerequisites
- •Soil compressibility data available
- •Foundation loads defined
- •Groundwater conditions known
- •Soil stratigraphy established
Best Practices
- •Use appropriate stress distribution
- •Consider soil variability
- •Account for adjacent structures
- •Verify with field monitoring
Process Integration
This skill integrates with:
- •Foundation Design
- •Geotechnical Site Investigation
Configuration
yaml
settlement-calculator:
settlement-types:
- immediate
- consolidation
- secondary
methods:
- elastic
- terzaghi-1d
- stress-history
output:
- magnitude
- time-rate
- differential
Output Artifacts
- •Settlement calculations
- •Time-settlement curves
- •Differential settlement maps
- •Tolerable settlement checks