INITIAL DISTRIBUTION OF AVERAGE EXCESS PORE WATER PRESSURE DUE TO A TRAPEZOIDAL LOAD

A numerical integration procedure is used to evaluate the equations which give the initial distribution of excess pore water pressure in a subsoil due to a trapezoidal surface load, such as in a highway embankment, and a series of curves are provided for a broad range of geometrical variations. Although the foundation soil is assumed to be saturated, the effect of soil dilatancy is taken into account. The resulting information on pore pressure distributions can be conveniently employed in conjunction with classical consolidation theory to determine the ultimate consolidation settlements which occur under the applied load. (A) /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Japanese Society of Soil Mech & Foundation Engrs

  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Krugmann, P K
  • Krizek, R J
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 67-79
• Serial:
  • SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: JAPANESE GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0038-0806

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cohesive soils; Consolidations; Embankments; Foundation soils; Ground settlement; Loads; Percent saturation; Physical distribution; Pore water pressures; Saturated soils; Subsoil; Theory
• ITRD Terms: 4157: Cohesive soil; 5791: Consolidation (soil); 5907: Degree of saturation (mater); 9016: Distribution (gen); 2801: Embankment; 5567: Load; 5762: Pore water pressure; 5792: Settlement; 9078: Theory
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127914
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1975 12:00AM