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XU ICSMFE, 1994, New Delhi, india / Xill CIMSTF, 1994, New Delhi, Indo Vo A SETTLEMENT ANALYSIS OF COMPACTED GRANULAR FILL CALCUL DES TASSEMENTS DE REMBLAIS GRANULAIRE COMPACTE K Rainer Massarsch Geo Engineering AB and Department of Soil and Rock Mechanics Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden SYNOPSIS: A concept fr the calulon of setlementsin granular il is presented, based on cone penetration tests with friction sleeve measurements The tangent modulus is determined from a normalised cone resistance, which is corrected forthe effect of the mean effective stres. The normalised cone penetration value reflects the infuence of the relative denty and thus the compreasbity of the soil. An empiical corelation is proposed to

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