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A Case History: Settlement of Fill over Soft Ground

Adachi, T
Professor, Kyoto University, Kyoto,

Iwasaki, Y
Head, Osaka Soil Test Laboratory, Osaka,

Sakamoto, M
Vice-Head, Osaka Soil Test Laboratory, Osaka,

Suwa, S
Senior Consulting Engineer, Osaka Soil Test Laboratory, Osaka,

Pages: 10    Published: Jan 1986

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Abstract

This paper presents a case history on unexpectedly large settlement of a weak alluvial foundation clayey soil improved by both preloading and by use of vertical drains. An important cause of the settlement is probably secondary compression. When preloading is used to improve a clayey foundation soil, the importance of taking into account the secondary compression is emphasized.