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This report analyzes the use of loose clam shell as an embankment material over a soft organic soil, and presents a survey of literature on the behavior of organic soils and methods of treatment for such soft foundations. The instrumented embankment, composed of clam shell in a loose bulk form, developed into a homogeneous, monolithic, floating slab of considerable dimensional stability and strength. Although settlement is not eliminated by the use of lightweight material, it is greatly reduced as compared to that of a sand fill embankment. The SSOILS computer program ably demonstrated that it is capable of predicting the subsidence of the shell embankment over a soft organic soil, apparently limited only by the quality of the data input.
This report analyzes the use of loose clam shell as an embankment material over a soft organic soil, and presents a survey of literature on the behavior of organic soils and methods of treatment for such soft foundations. The instrumented embankment, composed of clam shell in a loose bulk form, developed into a homogeneous, monolithic, floating slab of considerable dimensional stability and strength. Although settlement is not eliminated by the use of lightweight material, it is greatly reduced as compared to that of a sand fill embankment. The SSOILS computer program ably demonstrated that it is capable of predicting the subsidence of the shell embankment over a soft organic soil, apparently limited only by the quality of the data input.
Numerical Analysis of an Instrumented Embankment
1980
132 pages
Report
No indication
English
Numerical analysis of an instrumented embankment
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