Improvement of ultra-soft soil using prefabricated vertical drains

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 339-348

  Chu, J ^a   Bo, M W ^b   Choa, V ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Faber Maunsell   (United Kingdom)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Case history; Clay; Consolidation; Filter; Land reclamation; Prefabricated vertical drains; Soil improvement

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PORE PRESSURE; SOIL MECHANICS;

PREFABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS; ULTRA-SOFT FINE-GRAINED SOIL;

LAND RECLAMATION;

CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; LAND RECLAMATION; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

DRAINAGE; FILTER; GEOTEXTILE; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; TESTING;

EID: 33750979585     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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