Probabilistic analyses of soil consolidation by prefabricated vertical drains for single-drain and multi-drain systems

• Published in: International journal for numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics Vol. 40; no. 17; pp. 2398 - 2420
• Main Authors: Bari, Mohammad Wasiul, Shahin, Mohamed A., Soubra, Abdul-Hamid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Blackwell Publishing Ltd 10.12.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Consolidation; Drains; finite elements; ground improvement; Grounds; Mathematical models; numerical modeling; prefabricated vertical drains; Prefabrication; probabilistic analyses; Soil (material); Soil analysis; soil consolidation; Soil improvement; soil spatial variability; Unit cell

Summary Natural soils are one of the most inherently variables in the ground. Although the significance of inherent soil variability in relation to reliable predictions of consolidation rates of soil deposits has long been realized, there have been few studies that addressed the issue of soil variab...