GEOSYNTHETIC VERTICAL DRAINS IN ORGANIC SOILS FOR DEEP FOUNDATION IMPROVEMENT, MARCY-UTICA-DEERFIELD EMBANKMENT, USA

This short article describes the use of geotextile vertical strip drains in the construction of an embankment whose foundation soil was highly organic deposit having the consistency of toothpaste. Brief details are provided of: a) the soil profile; b) technical considerations including alternate solutions and the selection criteria for the vertical strip drains; and c) the performance of the embankment over the four stages of construction. Alidrain vertical strip drains were used. For the covering abstract see IRRD 865821.

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  BiTech Publishers, Limited

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• Authors:
  • Suits, L D
  • ARIEMMA, F
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 156-7
• Serial:
  • GEOSYNTHETICS CASE HISTORIES
  • Publisher: BiTech Publishers, Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drainage; Embankments; Foundations; Geotextiles; Ground settlement; Improvements; Soft soils
• Old TRIS Terms: Softness
• ITRD Terms: 5905: Compressibility; 2937: Drainage; 2801: Embankment; 3377: Foundation; 4568: Geotextile; 9108: Improvement; 5792: Settlement
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668199
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-9696924-0-4
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 2 1994 12:00AM