Probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation

The design of soil consolidation via prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) has been traditionally carried out deterministically and thus can be misleading due to the ignorance of the uncertainty associated with the inherent variability of soil properties. To treat such uncertainty in the course of de...

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Main Authors: Bari, Wasiul, Shahin, Mohamed
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19532
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author Bari, Wasiul
Shahin, Mohamed
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description The design of soil consolidation via prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) has been traditionally carried out deterministically and thus can be misleading due to the ignorance of the uncertainty associated with the inherent variability of soil properties. To treat such uncertainty in the course of design of soil improvement by PVDs, more rational probabilistic methods are necessary. In this paper, a simplified probabilistic method is proposed in which the inherent variability of the coefficient of consolidation, which is the most significant uncertain soil parameter that affects the consolidation process, is considered. An easy-to-use design procedure and charts are provided for routine use by practitioners.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-195322019-02-19T05:35:12Z Probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation Bari, Wasiul Shahin, Mohamed Vertical drains Soil spatial variability Soil consolidation Probabilistic design The design of soil consolidation via prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) has been traditionally carried out deterministically and thus can be misleading due to the ignorance of the uncertainty associated with the inherent variability of soil properties. To treat such uncertainty in the course of design of soil improvement by PVDs, more rational probabilistic methods are necessary. In this paper, a simplified probabilistic method is proposed in which the inherent variability of the coefficient of consolidation, which is the most significant uncertain soil parameter that affects the consolidation process, is considered. An easy-to-use design procedure and charts are provided for routine use by practitioners. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19532 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2013.11.001 Elsevier Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle Vertical drains
Soil spatial variability
Soil consolidation
Probabilistic design
Bari, Wasiul
Shahin, Mohamed
Probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation
title Probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation
title_full Probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation
title_fullStr Probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation
title_full_unstemmed Probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation
title_short Probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation
title_sort probabilistic design of ground improvement by vertical drains for soil of spatially variable coefficient of consolidation
topic Vertical drains
Soil spatial variability
Soil consolidation
Probabilistic design
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19532