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Asaoka

Asaoka

S i ~ S i +1

Cv

Terzaghi

S i ~ S i +1

Cv

Asaoka

k1

k1 ~ C v

Terzaghi

Back Analysis of Consolidation Coefficient with in-Situ Settlement

Data
Deng Yongfeng, Liu Songyu Hong Zhenshun
Transportation College, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096
Abstract: The Asaokas method has been successfully used to predict the post-construction
settlement in geotechnical engineering practice. Based on the observed settlement data, the
consolidation coefficient can be calculated with the quantitative expression of consolidation
coefficient Cv versus the slope1 of the Si~Si+1 line in the Asaokas method. However, it has been
reported that the back-analyzed consolidation coefficients with the Asaokas method are not
consistent with the in-situ one. The discrepancy was investigated in this study. A new expression
for consolidation coefficient is proposed based on one-dimensional Terzaghis consolidation
theory. The back-analyzed consolidation coefficients with the new way proposed in this study are
quite consistent with the in-situ one.
Keywords: the Asaokas method, the Terzaghi consolidation theory, Consolidation Coefficient,
Back Analysis, Settlement data

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3~6m
~

3~5m
1

(m)

-4
-2
0
0

200

20

400

600

800

K157+320

40

60

80

100

(mm)

[1]

Asaoka

Asaoka

Cv

S i ~ S i +1

6Cv
2 t
ln( 1 ) = H
2Cv
2 t
H

H
[2]

Asaoka

Terzaghi

Asaoka

Magnan

Deroy

Asaoka

Asaoka

[3]

Mkasa

[4]

= Cv 2
t
z

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( z, t ) = T +

1 z 5
1 z3
1 z 4
1 z2
( T ) + ( 2 T ) + L + zF + ( F ) + ( 2 F ) + L
5! Cv
3! Cv
4 Cv
2! Cv

[1]

T T

F F

3
:

(t , z = 0) = (

(t , z = H ) = (

(t , z = 0) = (

(t , z = H ) = 0

S j = 0 + 1 S j 1
[4]

6Cv
H 2 t
ln( 1 ) =
2Cv
2 t
H
Magnan
Cv

Deroy[2]

S i +1 - S i
ln(k ) =

12Cv
t
5H 2

ln(k ) =

k
48Cv
t
5H 2

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[5][6]

Magnan

ln 1 ~ C v

Asaoka

Deroy

20%

60%
Asaoka
Asaoka

Terzaghi

Asaoka

Terzaghi

Darcy
[7]

Cv

2 u u
=
z 2 t
[5]

Cv

u
[7][8]

u=

4 p2

m =

1
[m + 2(1)

2
m =1 m

[6]
H

m 1
2

(1 )]e

m 2 2
Tv
4

sin

mz
2H

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u=

4 p2

[ ( 2) + 2](sin

z
2H

)e

2
4

Tv

[7]

St
S

Ut =

[8]

St

t
t

St =

av
1 + e1

z dz =

H
H
a
( p z dz u zt dz )
0
1 + e1 0

[9]

av

[9]

Ut

e1

[8]

= 1

0
H
0

u zt dz
p z dz

[10]
[7]

[10]

4 p2
S
Ut = t = 1
S

[ ( 2) + 2]e
H

2
4

p 2 [1 + ( 1)
0

Tv

(sin

z
2H

)dz

H z
]dz
H

( + 1)
2
32 4 Tv
2
= 1
e
1+
3
[11]
[11]

ti

t i +1

[12][13]

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( + 1)
2
32 4 Tvi
2
=
e
1+
3

S S ti
S

[12]

S S t i +1
S

( + 1)
2
32 4 Tvi +1
2
=
e
1+
3

[13]
[13]

[12]

S Sti+1

=e

S S ti

2
4

(Tvi +1 Tvi )

[14]

Tv =
S S ti+1

=e

S S ti

Cv t
H2

2 Cv
4 H2

[14]

[15]

[15]

k1 = e

2 Cv
4 H2

k 0 = (1 k1 ) S

[15]

[16]

S t i + 1 = k1 S t i + k 0
[16]

[4]

[16]
ln( k1 ) = 2

[16]

k1

Cv
t
H2

Magnan
1

ln k ~ Cv

Cv

ln( k1 ) =

Asaoka

Deroy[2]

Cv

Asaoka
[1]

Asaoka

ln k ln 1
ln k

ln k ~ Cv
[2]

2 Cv
4 H2

Cv

ln k ~ Cv
Magnan

ln k ~ Cv

Deroy
Magnan

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ln k ln k1
ln k

ln k ~ Cv

Deroy

ln k ~ Cv
ln k ~ Cv

[1]

Magnan

Deroy

Asaoka

ln(k ) =

12Cv
t
5H 2

ln( 1 ) =

2Cv
t
H2

ln(k1 ) =

ln(k ) =

48Cv
t
5H 2

ln( 1 ) =

6Cv
t
H2

ln( k1 ) = 2

Asaoka

16.7%

2.8%

Cv
t
H2

37.5%

2.8%

4 H2

Cv

Asaoka

Terzaghi

Asaoka

Cv

2 Cv

[2]

Asaoka

Asaoka

S i +1 ~ S i
1 Asaoka

Cv ~ 1
2

Terzaghi

k1 ~ C v

Asaoka

Asaoka
Cv

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