Settlement of soft clay improved by vertical drains
A popular method of improving soft grounds is by the installation of vertical drains. Vertical drains accelerate the rate of consolidation by shortening the drainage path. When a mass of soft clay is subjected to both vertical and horizontal drainage boundaries at a consolidation pressure, the rate...
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Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
Language: | English |
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2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39434 |