Interference Effect of Closely Spaced Foundation Footing on Settlement Variation

Industrialization and urbanization have run into situations where the construction of buildings is close to each other. This closeness arises due restricted available space in a practical manner. Such situation was reason for cause footing same adjacent structures coming closer. condition causes interference effects, soil-structure interaction, stress zone impact behave differently other than continuum soil media vicinity under base foundation overlap distribution, which results excessive settlement. Therefore, study aims assess effect closely spaced on settlement variation. In this regard, comprehensive experimental properties were conducted using American Society Testing Materials (ASTM) testing procedures characterize behavior. The two footings studied 3D finite element analysis. hardening used model medium Plaxis program. Certain vital factors neighboring differing maximum loads, distance, embedment ratio, layer, groundwater level are discovered overlapping influence. It observed that spacing between increases, declines, reaching isolated at higher five dimensions increasing when decreases.