Title: Settlement of loess-filled highway embankment
Abstract: Four conditions were adopted in calculating the final settlement of highway embankment. A simplified consolidation method was introduced in the calculation of consolidation of unsaturated soils considering the step by step loading process.The conditions are those that the soil in embankment has already consolidated under its selfweight,and has not been consolidated under its selfweight,pore pressure parameter is calculated in connection with pore water pressure,and pore pressure parameter is determined in relation to pore air pressure. The calculation results are compared with the measured data. The results show that every layer of the highway embankment is consolidated completely,and even overconsolidated, and also that the simplified consolidation method used in this paper is applicable for highway analysis with reasonable accuracy. The leveling survey of highway embankment is quite different from that of common soil base. This is a specific question that should be studied according to its requirements.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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