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ABSTRACT
view of test site is shown in Figure 2. The test site is divided into 3
sections such as paper drain section, pack drain section, and menard
drain section. This study provides a means of evaluating the
effectiveness of vertical drains in improving soft ground subjected to
embankment loading. The depth of soft ground is 30m. and the depth
of vertical drains installed in soft ground is 25m. The vertical drains
were not installed from 25m below the ground level to the bottom of
the soft clay layer. Thus, the depth of upper 5m at the bottom of the
soft clay layer was untreated by vertical drains. The embankment fill
consisted of a granitic residual soil compacted to a unit weight of 17
kN/m ~. The drain parameters relevant for the measurement and analysis
are summarised as follows.
- drain pattern: rectangular
- drain length: 25m
- drain spacing: paper drains(1.0m, l.Sm), pack drains(0.8m, 1.2m.
1.4m, 1.6m). menard drains(1.0m, 1.2m, 1.4m, 1.6m)
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