Installation Stress in Prefabricated Vertical Drains

Karunaratne, G. P.; Chew, Sek-Jin; Leong, K. W.; Wong, W. K.; Lim, Renee Lay Hong; Yeo, K. S.; Hee, A. M.

doi:10.1061/(asce)1090-0241(2003)129:9(858)

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“…Two effective techniques for improving the deep sensitive soil ground can be suggested: the deep mixing method [10] and the long vertical drains method. In Changi reclamation project in Singapore, depth of installation of PVD reached 53 m [11]. The deep mixing method can improve the strength of soil to avoid the break of the structure of soil, and the long vertical drains can provide the drainage channel for the lower subsoil, no matter how low the permeability of the upper subsoil is [12,13].…”

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An analytical solution of one‐dimensional consolidation for soft sensitive soil ground

Chen

Tang

Wang

2004

Num Anal Meth Geomechanics

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SUMMARYAn analytical solution of one-dimensional consolidation for soft sensitive soil ground is presented. The moving boundary is introduced to indicate the notable change of consolidation behaviour of sensitive soil with the increase of stress level. It is assumed that the soil structure of the upper subsoil gradually destroys downwards with the dissipation of pore pressure, and the coefficient of consolidation as well as the coefficient of permeability of the upper subsoil become small, which hinders the dissipation of pore pressure of the lower subsoil. The consolidation degree curve obtained from the present solution is found to lie between the two curves obtained from Terzaghi one-dimensional consolidation solution with the parameters of the undisturbed soil and the remolded soil. The calculated results provide a new explanation for a general phenomenon in the consolidation of soft sensitive soil ground, as that for high loadings the consolidation is longer than for small ones. It should be pointed out from this study that both the deep mixing method and the long vertical drains methods are effective techniques for improving deep sensitive soil ground.

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