Settlement of Soil while Digging

Birendra Kumar Singh

Abstract

While digging of soft soil, collapse of soil takes place. When load of man is more than bearing strengthof soft soil, the soil will settle down. Hence bearing strength of mud soil is found at a particular depthand this is compared with load coming due to man. If weight of man is more as compared to bearingstrength of wet soil, the settlement will occur. The process of excavation in soft soil poses a potentialrisk of soil collapse, particularly when the load imposed by human activities exceeds the bearingstrength of the soil. This study focuses on understanding the intricate relationship between soilsettlement and excavation, specifically in the context of wet mud soil. The settlement phenomenonoccurs when the load exerted by individuals or equipment surpasses the bearing strength of the soft,wet soil. To address this issue, the study aims to determine the bearing strength of the mud soil atvarious depths, establishing a crucial baseline for comparison with the loads induced by humanactivities.