Abstract
Laboratory tests were conducted on specimens of soft clay in order to highlight the quantitative differences between surcharge and vacuum preloading. Surcharge preloading produced a greater shear strength improvement than vacuum preloading for an `equivalent' loading condition. Test results showed the difference in shear strength gain when soil was subjected to surcharge and vacuum preloading.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 601-605 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Geotechnique |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Clays
- Consolidation
- Laboratory tests
- Pore pressures
- Shear Strength
- Suction