CORRELACIÓN EN COSTOS DE UN DISEÑO DE UNA CIMENTACIÓN SUPERFICIAL RÍGIDA Y FLEXIBLE CONSIDERANDO LA CONSOLIDACIÓN UNIDIMENSIONAL

The document presents a geotechnical-structural analysis methodology based on elastic theories and the cost increase of the structure design obtained by using this methodology was also calculated. A 6-level reinforced concrete building founded on a clay soil that originated settlements due to one-dimensional consolidation was analyzed, producing a new analysis due to the increase in distortions in the structure generating a stress differential and increased moments in the structural elements. The analysis of the structure showed that the deformation energy of these stress differentials will be dissipated through the materials that make up the structural elements of reinforced concrete. It was concluded that increasing the amount of structural steel by 85.05% would absorb the increase in the moment produced by settlements due to one-dimensional consolidation, directly affecting the cost of the project, but reducing the probability of generation of cracks in the structural elements and the future collapse of the building.