Research Article

A New Modified Peck Formula for Predicting the Surface Settlement Based on Stochastic Medium Theory

Table 4

The relevant parameters of the settlement curve of each internal friction angles φ.

Calculation methodφ (°)i (m)Smax (mm)Relative error in width of settlement trough (%)Relative error in maximum settlement (%)

The modified Peck formula03.32−102.0038.61−27.85
Peck formula2.39−141.37

The modified Peck formula103.47−97.5921.55−17.73
Peck formula2.85−118.62

The modified Peck formula203.76−90.009.99−9.08
Peck formula3.42−98.99

The modified Peck formula304.23−80.091.91−1.88
Peck formula4.15−81.62

The modified Peck formula404.94−68.54−3.823.97
Peck formula5.13−65.92

The modified Peck formula506.06−55.86−7.898.57
Peck formula6.58−51.46