Combined vacuum and surcharge preloading method to improve lianyungang soft marine clay for embankment widening project: A case

• Published in: Geotextiles and geomembranes Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 452 - 465
• Main Authors: Wu, Jun, Xuan, Youjin, Deng, Yongfeng, Li, Xingqi, Zha, Fusheng, Zhou, Annan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Essex Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Case studies; Combined vacuum and surcharge preloading; Embankment widen; Embankments; Field monitoring; Geosynthetics; Ground improvement; Moisture content; Settlement behavior; Soft clay; Soft ground; Soil improvement; Soil permeability; Soils; Surcharges; Traffic volume; Vacuum technology; Void ratio; Widening; China; Geosynthetics; Ground improvement; Embankment widen; Combined vacuum and surcharge preloading; Field monitoring; Settlement behavior

Increased traffic volume in China has made it necessary to increase road capacities by widening embankments. Some of these widened embankments are located in thick soft ground that requires extra improvement beforehand. This paper presents a case study using the combined vacuum and surcharge preload...