قارن الطرق

	منهج هاردي كروس	Terzaghi Consolidation
المجال	الهندسة المدنية	الهندسة المدنية
العائلة	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
سنة النشأة	1936	1943
صاحب الطريقة	Hardy Cross	Karl Terzaghi
النوع	Iterative method for pipe network flow distribution	Diffusion equation for pore pressure dissipation and soil settlement
المصدر التأسيسي	Cross, H. (1936). Analysis of flow in networks of conduits or conductors. University of Illinois Bulletin, 34(17), 3-29.	Terzaghi, K. (1943). Theoretical Soil Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 0-471-85305-1
الأسماء البديلة	Cross method, Moment distribution method, Iterative balancing	Primary consolidation, Soil settlement, Effective stress
ذات صلة	3	3
الملخص	The Hardy Cross method is an iterative technique for solving steady-state flow distribution in pipe networks, originally developed for water distribution systems. Introduced by Hardy Cross in 1936, this method balances flow continuity and pressure head constraints through successive iterations, making it ideal for hand calculations and gaining physical insight into network behavior.	Terzaghi consolidation theory describes how water-saturated clay soils compress over time as excess pore water pressure dissipates and effective stress increases. Formulated by Karl Terzaghi in 1943, this foundational theory enables prediction of settlement rates for foundations on compressible soils, a critical design concern in geotechnical engineering.