SETTLEMENT ANALYSIS OF PILE FOUNDATIONS IN SHANGHAI

SETTLEMENT RECORDS ARE REPORTED FOR 14 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ON PILE FOUNDATIONS IN SHANGHAI, WITH COMPUTED SETTLEMENTS WITHIN AN ACCURACY OF 30 TO 50 PER CENT. TENTATIVE SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR LIMITING VALUES OF SETTLEMENT AND DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES ON PILE FOUNDATIONS, WHICH ARE SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN THOSE FOR SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS. /LCPC/RRL/A/