Thermally-Induced Settlements for Heat Generating Structures on Unsaturated Soils

In assessing the probable settlements of a heat generating structure on unsaturated soil three stress state variables that are of key importance are (a) temperature, (b) net normal stress, and (c) soil suction. Neglect of or substantial error in evaluation of any one of these three variables can result in substantial error in the estimation of thermally induced soil settlement. It is possible to obtain upper bound estimates of the...