The document discusses cracks in structures due to foundation settlement. It outlines that foundation settlement can cause uniform or differential settlement, which can damage buildings. The settlement should be monitored using techniques like measuring crack width and building inclination changes. Soil improvement methods like grouting can also be used to reduce settlement. The conclusion states that foundation monitoring and improving site soil are important to prevent settlement from damaging buildings.

1. Cracks in Structures Due to
Foundation Settlement
Krikar Muhammad Gharrib

2. Outline
 Introduction
 Foundation settlement
 How foundation settlement can affect
structures
 Monitoring and improvement
 Conclusion

3. Introduction
 What is crack?

4. Foundation Settlement
 Foundation
 Settlement
(Geoconsult 2012)

5. How Foundation Settlement can affect
structures
 Uniform Settlement
(Stephenson, R. W. 2001)

6. How Foundation Settlement can affect
structures
 Differential Settlement
(Geoconsult 2012)
(Stephenson, R. W. 2001:2.79)
(Stephenson, R. W. 2001)

7. Monitoring and improvement
Foundation movement monitoring
 Measuring changes in crack width
(Ladyada 2012)
 Measuring changes in the
inclination of the building

8. Monitoring and improvement
Site soil improvement
 Grouting
(University of Washington 2012)

9. Conclusion
 Damaging buildings
 Foundation monitoring
 Site soil need to be improved

10. References
 Dickinson, P. R., Thornton, N. (2004) Cracking and
Building Movement. Coventry: RICS Business Services
Limited
 Charles, J. A. (2005) Geotechnics for Building
Professionals. Watford: BRE Bookshop
 Barnes, G. E. (2000) Soil Mechanics: Principles and
Practice. London: MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
 Ladyada (2012) Caliper tutorial [online] available from
<http://www.ladyada.net/learn/calipers/ > [01 June
2012]

11.  Ladyada (2012) Calliper tutorial [online] available from
<http://www.ladyada.net
/learn/calipers/ > [01 June 2012
 Geoconsult (2012)Geotechnical consultants
[online]available from <http: //www
.geoconsult.co.nz/
 Stephenson, R. W. (2001) ‘Shallow Foundations’. In
Practical foundation engineering handbook. ed. by
Brown R. W. New York: McGraw-Hill

12. Any Question