Solving the Problems of Differential

Settlement of Pavement Structures

in the Bangkok Area
Titi Paveenchana and Manoon Arayasiri

1 Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Seven Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd., Thailand

tpaveenchana@yahoo.com, mail@sevenconsultants.com
2 Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Thai Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd., Thailand
arayasiri_m@yahoo.com, tec@tec.co.th

Presented by
Md Aminul Islam (1001506287)
 PRESENTATION OUTLINE

▪ Background

▪ Problem Statement

▪ Adopted Solutions

▪ Conclusion
 Background

▪ Bangkok Area – underlain by soft

compressible clay (40’ – 55’ deep)
▪ Pavement settlement – 20 to 40
inches in 10 years!
▪ Significant settlement and stability
problems
▪ Specially critical for joint between
bridge approach and bridge
structure
Reference: Causes of Bumps at Pavement-Bridge Interface;
Presentation by AKM Anwarul Islam and Amar Shukla, Youngstown State
University
Background (Continued)

Sand Lenses
 Problem Statement

Objectives: Safe Sight Distance, cross slope and smooth

transition between pavements and structures.
 Objectives

• Secure an adequate design life of embankment

• Ensure a safe vertical curve by alleviating settlement

• Keep a safe cross-slope of embankment

• Assurance of smooth transition between pavements on ground and

structures
 Adopted solutions

• Use light weight embankment materials

• Concrete bearing units on precast piles

• Soil-cement columns

• Preloading

• Preloading with prefabricated vertical drains (PVD)

 Solution 1 - For Embankment Stability
(Light weight embankment material)

Lightweight (Ɣ ≈ 12 kPa)
 Solution 1 - For Embankment Stability
(Light weight embankment material)

Lightweight (Ɣ = 12 kPa)
 Solution 2 - For Bridge Approach
(Concrete bearing units on precast piles)

o Transfer surface loads to greater depths

o Reduce significant amount of settlement
o Make stable embankment
 Solution 2 - For Bridge Approach
(Concrete bearing units on precast piles)
 Solution 3 – Soil Cement Columns

Soil mixing with cement

slurry or dry cement powder

Reduce total settlement

(40-90mm only)
Solution 4 – Pre-loading
Solution 5 – Preloading with PVD
Conclusions
Thank You!
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