Refinement of the engineering method used to calculate foundation settlements and tilts of high-rise buildings

A procedure for calculation of bed settlement beneath a slab foundation, which was previously formulated in conformity with schematic representations of regulatory documents and which takes into account the shape of the foundation, the load distribution, and inhomogeneity of the bed is presented. For simulation of the load on the bed of a high-rise building, a diagram of its deformation beneath the lower surface of a “rigid plate” is proposed. A successive-approximation procedure based on use of equilibrium equations of the slab is developed for calculation of the settlement. Determination of the settlements and tilts of the foundation of a specific high-rise building are discussed as an example.