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Use of Vertical Drains in Soft Clay Improvement
Use of Vertical Drains in Soft Clay Improvement
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soft strato'
Sub soil
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dra\n ale w bh
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the
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drssip otion
rate
ot
drains
of
dra'n1
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cy- car-ftrcient- oF verticol coneotiZation
ch - colffici nt oF hor t zontol con solidat ion
the eqrot'ton hr the rodiol drainale onlg
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to
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thrc kness
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dro'n
Con slrucLion
Practice (fi
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wrth verticol
lOm
Im
(m)
2-
Sand
l:yer
Mo logsi o
very soft
silty clay
700:
SCP
( rndraratvrq
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clag
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_w9a$c1ed clay
8-
drqr'ns
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scP
m.iti'im ain*],, tu
densc clayey
silty sand
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Mo
logsio
silty clay
rneaiurir ar,:nie
lo dense silty
sand
55 band drains al
i.3
m spacing
Stage.s
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^t
of loatling
m
lm
2-'
6l0t4-
Very.soft clay
Stiff clay
20--
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Prefabricated Vertical
(Square pattern)
Drlins -,
Thoilo nd
(T*drora{nq.
Stiff clay
7
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the
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rdlnovcd ftorn
hole
I
nt
dsturbence
q round th< dra'n
sorl
use
of
( pop
rrlen d rel
ular
method)
STATIC
GUIDE
CASING
PV DRAIN
(N
INSTALLATION
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(B) DRAIN
DELIVERY ARRANGEMENT
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r00
50
100
150
250
Time (days)
20
(J
40
q)
60
o)
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(r)
Fr
80
100
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Fleld me&\urements
nite el_ement analys is:
Perfect draiir (no smear)
With smear
Smear and well resistance
No drains
100
150
Time (days)
lo
120
,oo
(U
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1)
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Stage
(a)
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ooL
stase
p1u
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100
.
400
(days)
- Field measurements
-Finite
f, rnrte element analvsts:
analysis:
\
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C
fo
S,1....
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200
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160
200
500
300
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100
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(c)
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7o
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100
200
300
500
Time (davs)
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Cons
sqnd
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6 m thi c k
duposit of nor *'ott,1
restinl on an imperhe able
con5ol icl alzd
_clog ,
?or te ch ni cal ,e'asons the qround w at e r
shole .
table origrnotlq rrn below the qround sur{oc e ,
B to be ldwere.d ?Errnanentlg 'bg
over a
wide areo , causing en ncreese in etFzctive
verticol slre sses.
To acce le rote +he drainage , iL is proposed to
nsboll series oF ra dial sond d ra ins in
suf{tctent nurnbers sothot th< tim< fie e d ed
{or 90 I of ov rall consolid of wn to occur is
ove rf g
cut to j u, t Lrvo
leqrs . Sond dra ins w tLL)
200 mrn drurne ter Qre tns.rted throuqhout
clog lage r
in a i,onlil*
the
arra'nrzl;'r"rl'
cqlculote
the
"bj;iir.
coetfic ienLa of horizontol and vertical
conso lid otion of *'t" .log
are respec t rely
^
ch = 3 *'/,1uo,
' cv ' 2'2 ^7g"o,
r
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