Reclamation and soil improvement on ultra-soft soil

Ground Improvement

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-31

  Bo, M W ^a   Choa, V ^b   Wong, K S ^b  

^a Bullen Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Pore pressure; Reclamation; Self weight consolidation; Settlement; Soil improvement; Ultra soft soil

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DRAINAGE; PONDING; RECLAMATION; SAND; SPREADERS; STRAIN; TAILINGS;

SAND SPREADER; SELF-WEIGHT CONSOLIDATION; ULTRA-SOFT SOILS; WASTE PONDS;

SOILS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GEOTEXTILE; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; RECLAIMED LAND; SOFT SOIL; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; TAILINGS;

EID: 13844264525     PISSN: 1365781X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/grim.9.1.23.58542     Document Type: Article

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