Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
02 Jun 1993, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Abstract
A high embankment was built on a soft clay disturbed due to an inadequate technique. Settlement analysis has been carried out to estimate coefficients of consolidation Cv, final settlements and average degrees of consolidation U. Laboratory and in situ tests have been performed to estimate C values as well. Piezometric measurements have also been made to estimate U values corrected with non linear oedometer test data. Times for settlement stabilization have been estimated with the available data.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
3rd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1993 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Almeida, M. S. S.; Danziger, F. A. B.; Almeida, M. C. F.; Carvalho, S. R. L.; and Martins, I. M. S., "Performance of an Embankment Built on a Soft Disturbed Clay" (1993). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 23.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/3icchge/3icchge-session02/23
Performance of an Embankment Built on a Soft Disturbed Clay
St. Louis, Missouri
A high embankment was built on a soft clay disturbed due to an inadequate technique. Settlement analysis has been carried out to estimate coefficients of consolidation Cv, final settlements and average degrees of consolidation U. Laboratory and in situ tests have been performed to estimate C values as well. Piezometric measurements have also been made to estimate U values corrected with non linear oedometer test data. Times for settlement stabilization have been estimated with the available data.
