ADVANTAGES OF THE UNIVERSAL METHOD OF CALCULATING FOUNDATION SETTLEMENT
The main disadvantages of the existing methods of determining the settlement of soils of foundations, methods for carrying out compression tests and the use of their results for calculating the settlement of foundations are considered. On the basis of a new design scheme based on the idea of soil compression under the action of the highest main normal stresses that form the active zone of the foundation, a universal method of determining the additional settlement of building foundations using the results of compression tests is presented. The theoretical substantiation of the mechanical scheme of the considered universal method of calculating the settlement of foundations is given based on the idea of soil compression under the action of the highest main normal stresses that form the active zone of the foundation. The proposed new universal method makes it possible to calculate the settlement of projected foundations without using the deformation modulus, taking into account local changes in compressibility and stress state at their base caused by various factors of a natural and man - made nature.