Most natural clays have structural property; the experiments show that the influence of loading ratio on the settlement property of the structured soft clay is notable. The loading ratio increases the shearing trend in soft clay

which depress structure strength

structure yield stress and compression index. Based on the experiment

soft clay settlement calculation method considering influence of loading ratio is presented. The examples show that the bigger loading ratio in the course of loading enlarges settlement of structured soft clay ground. For the sake of reducing the influence of loading ratio on settlement property

it is suggested that the loading ratio of structured soft clay 1:0.25 or 1:0.5 should be adopted. If the loading ratio of structured soft clay is bigger than 1:1

it is not suitable.