Improvement of ultra-soft soil using prefabricated vertical drains

• Published in: Geotextiles and geomembranes Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 339 - 348
• Main Authors: Chu, J., Bo, M.W., Choa, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2006
• Subjects: Case history; Clay; Consolidation; Filter; Land reclamation; Prefabricated vertical drains; Soil improvement; Clay; Consolidation; Filter; Land reclamation; Soil improvement; Prefabricated vertical drains; Case history

A case study of using prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) to accelerate the consolidation of an ultra-soft fine-grained soil with high moisture content for a land reclamation project is described in this paper. Large-scale laboratory model tests were carried out to assess the suitability of the sel...