Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
14 Aug 2008, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Abstract
The paper deals with the settlement analysis of an embankment founded on soft soil and realized for the construction of a reinforced concrete building in the industrial area of Catania (Sicily, Italy). The solution adopted consisted in the construction of the embankment by stages with thirty-three vertical prefabricated drains disposed under the embankment. Soil consolidation settlements took place since the beginning of the embankment construction. The experimental measurements were carried out since August 2000 up to January 2001. The site was well investigated by means of in-situ and laboratory tests. A significantly correspondence between the values of the geotechnical parameters derived from laboratory and in situ tests was observed. Consolidation was investigated and a comparison between computed results and field measurement is presented. The future performance of the embankment is predicted and the end of consolidation has been estimated in terms of settlements, which must be considered of major interest for the evaluation of the stability of the overlying structure.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
6th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2008 Missouri University of Science and Technology, 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
Castelli, Francesco; Lentini, Valentina; and Maugeri, Michele, "Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Behaviour of an Embankment Stabilized with Vertical Drains" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 22.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session02/22
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Behaviour of an Embankment Stabilized with Vertical Drains
Arlington, Virginia
The paper deals with the settlement analysis of an embankment founded on soft soil and realized for the construction of a reinforced concrete building in the industrial area of Catania (Sicily, Italy). The solution adopted consisted in the construction of the embankment by stages with thirty-three vertical prefabricated drains disposed under the embankment. Soil consolidation settlements took place since the beginning of the embankment construction. The experimental measurements were carried out since August 2000 up to January 2001. The site was well investigated by means of in-situ and laboratory tests. A significantly correspondence between the values of the geotechnical parameters derived from laboratory and in situ tests was observed. Consolidation was investigated and a comparison between computed results and field measurement is presented. The future performance of the embankment is predicted and the end of consolidation has been estimated in terms of settlements, which must be considered of major interest for the evaluation of the stability of the overlying structure.
