Behaviour of Soft Clay Foundation Beneath an Embankment

Citation

Kim Huat, Bujang (1994) Behaviour of Soft Clay Foundation Beneath an Embankment. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 2 (2). pp. 215-235. ISSN 0128-7680

Abstract

As a material, soft clay poses many challenges to geotechnical engineers. The material responds in a spectacular manner to stress changes. The paper describes the behaviour of five embankments constructed on lightly over consolidated soft Malaysian marine clays. The main finding is that the clay response to construction is not truly undrained. Significant consolidation develops initially in the over consolidated clay, which becomes normally consolidated during construction. Undrained behaviour develops only in the normally consolidated clay during the initial stages of construction.

Download File

Preview

PDF
Behaviour_of_Soft_Clay_Foundation.pdf
Download (5MB)

Additional Metadata

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
Publisher:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords:	consolidation, lateral displacement, pore water pressure, soft clay
Depositing User:	Nur Izzati Mohd Zaki
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2009 02:19
Last Modified:	27 May 2013 07:05
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3117
Statistic Details:	View Download Statistic

Actions (login required)

View Item