Upload NowIn 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, […]
Sand Drains: Need and Advantages | Soil Engineering
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Three-Dimensional Consolidation of Soil | Soil Engineering
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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 […]