Sentence examples for construction settlement from inspiring English sources

Due to high effect on stability of construction, settlement is very important factor in construction and foundation engineering.

When performing shallow tunnel construction, settlements on the ground surface often cannot be prevented.

Rockfill is an important construction material for infrastructure engineering, such as dams, railways and airport foundations, which display a long-term post-construction settlement.

Used with or without vertical drains to facilitate the consolidation process, preloading has consistently proven to be an effective means of reducing post-construction settlement for hundreds of years.

The GA back-analysis method shows better flexibility in modifying surcharging plans and adaptability to multi-layered thick soft soil deposits at the early stages of post-construction settlement.

The analytical method could be carried out by hand although for a layered soil profile, the use of a simple MathCad worksheet or an Excel spreadsheet would enable sensitivity analyses to be carried out, and to enable the relationship between post-construction settlement and preload fill thickness to be developed.

Post and Beam Construction (informal settlement) 1 2 storey building with a Medium roof pitch 6-35°.

The invasion of Lebanon and the construction of settlements both led to disaster.

Last year, Washington pressed Israel to halt all construction of settlements as a prelude to peace talks.

The Palestinians have long refused to return to the negotiating table unless Israel halts the construction of settlements.

Terrorism, the construction of settlements and the security wall are all contrary to international law and should cease.