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Sand Drains: Need and Advantages | Soil Engineering

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Need for Using Sand Drains 2. Advantages of Sand Drains 3. Construction. Need for Using Sand Drains: Structures constructed over highly compressible soils, soft marine clay deposits suffer very large consolidation settlements, which have the potential to cause serious damage or failure of such structures. Such soils, located in the coastal regions [...]

By |2018-02-16T16:52:00+00:00February 16, 2018|Soil Consolidation|Comments Off on Sand Drains: Need and Advantages | Soil Engineering

Three-Dimensional Consolidation of Soil | Soil Engineering

Terzaghi's theory of consolidation assumes that the expulsion of pore water during consolidation takes place in ver­tical direction alone. This is generally true for most of the cases, where the pervious layers, which form the drainage faces, are horizontal, located above and /or below the compressible soil layer. In some special cases, where vertical sand drains or sand wicks are [...]

By |2018-02-16T16:51:59+00:00February 16, 2018|Soil Consolidation|Comments Off on Three-Dimensional Consolidation of Soil | Soil Engineering
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