Lateral displacement of soft ground under vacuum pressure and surcharge load

doi:10.1007/s11709-011-0110-1

Front Arch Civil Eng Chin

2011, Vol. 5

Issue (2) : 239-248 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-011-0110-1

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Lateral displacement of soft ground under vacuum pressure and surcharge load

Chin-Yee ONG, Jin-Chun CHAI(

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Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan

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Abstract

Surcharge load (e.g. embankment fill) will induce settlement and outward lateral displacement, while vacuum pressure will induce settlement and inward lateral displacement of a ground. Ideally, combination of surcharge load and vacuum pressure can reduce or minimize the lateral displacement. Laboratory large scale model (length: 1.50 m, width: ~0.62 m, height: 0.85 m) tests and finite element analyses (FEA) were conducted to investigate the main influencing factors on lateral displacement of a soft clayey ground under the combination of vacuum pressure and surcharge load. For the conditions investigated, the results indicate that the outward lateral displacement increases with the increase of the ratio of surcharge load to vacuum pressure (RL) and the loading rate of the surcharge load (LR). Also, it is shown that for a given RL and LR condition, lateral displacement reduces with the increase of the initial undrained shear strength (S_u) of the ground. To predict the lateral displacement of a ground under the combination of surcharge load and vacuum pressure, the loading conditions in terms of RL and LR, and S_u value of the ground have to be considered.

Keywords vacuum consolidation lateral displacement PVD finite element analysis surcharge load

Corresponding Author(s): CHAI Jin-Chun,Email:chai@cc.saga-u.ac.jp

Issue Date: 05 June 2011

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Chin-Yee ONG,Jin-Chun CHAI. Lateral displacement of soft ground under vacuum pressure and surcharge load[J]. Front Arch Civil Eng Chin, 2011, 5(2): 239-248.

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Fig.1 Model test set-up. (a) Cross sectional view; (b) plan view

Tab.1 Tested cases

Fig.2 Initial undrained shear strength, of the model ground

Fig.3 Comparison of surface settlement curves. (a) Case-1; (b) case-2

Fig.4 Comparison of excess pore water pressure. (a) Case-1; (b) case-2

Fig.5 Comparison of final lateral displacement profiles. (a) Case-1; (b) case-2

Tab.2 Parameters for finite element analysis

Tab.3 Initial stress state in the model ground

Fig.6 Finite element mesh and boundary conditions

Fig.7 Surface settlement curves at different

Fig.8 Final lateral displacement profiles at different

Fig.9 Surface cettlement curves at different

Fig.10 Final lateral displacement profiles at different

Fig.11 Surface settlement curves at different

Fig.12 Final lateral displacement profiles at different

Fig.13 Definition of , and

Fig.14 Effect of () on

Fig.15 Effect of on

Fig.16 Effect of on

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