Analytical and numerical modeling of soft soil stabilized by prefabricated vertical drains incorporating vacuum preloading

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-124

  Indraratna, B ^a   Sathananthan, I ^a   Rujikiatkamjorn, C ^a   Balasubramaniam, A S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Numerical models; Plane strain; Preloading; Soil consolidation; Soil improvement; Vertical drains

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRAIN; VACUUM;

ANALYTICAL FORMULATION; SOFT CLAY; VACUUM PRELOADING; VACUUM PRESSURE;

SOILS;

SOFT CLAY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 20444462292     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-3641(2005)5:2(114)     Document Type: Article

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