NUMERICAL ANALYSES OF EMBANKMENTS OVER SOFT SOILS

The paper discusses later developments and application of a coupled numerical-experimental approach which accounts for large displacements and two dimensional consolidation and creep. The method was applied to the analysis of a highway embankment constructed with clam shell over South Louisiana marshland in 1974. Good agreement was found for the predicted and measured values of settlement over a time period of 120 days following construction.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented and discussed at the 2nd International Conference on Numeric Methods in Geomechanics, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Blacksburg, June 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

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• Authors:
  • Thoms, R L
  • Pecquet, R A
  • Arman, A
• Conference:
  • This paper was presented and discussed at the 2nd International Conference on Numeric Methods in Geomechanics, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Blacksburg, June 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 623-638
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Consolidations; Creep; Embankments; Highways; Mathematical methods; Mollusca; Numerical analysis; Soft soils; Soils
• Old TRIS Terms: Clamshells; Highway systems
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156402
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM