Soft Soil Consolidation

Analysis of the Settlement of Soils with Nonlinear Creep in One-Dimensional Straining (Invited Paper)
Jian-Hua Yin

Vacuum Consolidation and Deformation Analyses – Case Studies in Japan (Invited Paper)
Jinchun Chai, John P. Carter and Martin D. Liu

Modeling of Ground Improvement by Prefabricated Vertical Drains in Highly Variable Soils (Invited Paper)
Mohamed A. Shahin and Md Wasiul Bari

Assessment of Smear Parameters for Use in Wick Drain Design
R. B. Kelly

Sedimentation and Consolidation Behavior of Bottom Sediment in Isahaya Bay
Rui Jia, Takenori Hino, Takaharu Hamada, Mitsugu Yoshimura and Tsunetaka Terao

Variation in Mechanical Properties due to Water Infiltration Observed in Sand with Fines
Suwal Laxmi Prasad, Kuwano Reiko and Sato Takeshi

Use of the Observational Approach for Soft Soil Ground Treatments of the Gateway Upgrade Project
Greg Hackney and Beng Cheah

Performance of Prefabricated Vertical Drains during Vacuum Preloading
Abdul Qudoos Khan, Sarfraz Ali and Manzoor Hussain

Experimental Study on Vacuum Preloading with Combination of Fill Surcharge
Wan-Huan Zhou and Guo-Xiong Mei

The Characteristics of PVD Deformation During Consolidation
Takeyama Tomohide, Tsuyoshi Tomohiro and Kitazume Masaki

Preload Improvement and Monitoring in a Newly Reclaimed Area
Dani Tarragó, Amadeu Deu, Antonio Gens, Eduardo Alonso and Ramón Griell

Analysis on Properties of Soft Soil Ground Improved by Vacuum Combined with Surcharge Preloading
Binglong Wang, Changdan Wang and Shunhua Zhou

Experimental Research on the Reactive Drain Pile for the Improvement and Remediation of Soft Ground
Beom-Jun Kim, Chan-Young Yune and Myoung-Hak Oh

Soft Ground Characteristics after Subjected to the Large Settlement Induced by Vacuum Consolidation Combined with Embankment Preloading
Toshiaki Kosaka, Teerachaikulpanich Nipon, Minoru Kawaida and Kazuyoshi Nakakuma

Innovative High Vacuum Densification Method for Soft Clay Improvement
Robert Y. Liang and Shi-Long Xu

Vertical Drain Consolidation with Piecewise Linear Surcharge and Vacuum
Rohan T. Walker

Consolidation Behavior of Composite Ground Reinforced with Sand Columns
B. A. Mir and A. Juneja

Case Study of Ground Improvement to Houhai Reclamation Area, Shenzhen Bay
Jianjin Qiu, Aiguo Li, Wei Gao, Jianpeng Wen and Jianhua Yin

Experimental Study on Effectiveness of Vertical Drains by Means of Rowe Cell Apparatus
Ivan Gratchev, Aramugan Balasubramaniam, Erwin Oh and Mark Bolton

Strengthening of Railway Embankment – A Case Study
P. Jayakumar, T. K. Gopalakrishnan Nair and K. S. Beena

Numerical Analysis of a Combined Ground Improvement Technique for Soft Soils
Sireesh Saride and Maheshbabu Jallu

Application of Artificial Neural Network to Soft Ground Improvement: A Case Study
Laricar Dominic Trani

Investigation of Aratozawa Irrigation Reservoir Construction Improved by Vacuum Consolidation after Being Subjected to the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011
Teerachaikulpanich Nipon, Kosaka Toshiaki and Nithiwana Wana

New Ways to Dimension the Thickness of a Granular Substitution Layer at the Top of a Thick Soft Soil
Jean-Claude Gress

Influence of Soil Creep on Stability of Embankment on Soft Soil
Behzad Fatahi, Thu Minh Le and Hadi Khabbaz

Influence of Insitu Stresses on Deformation and Stability of Embankments on Deep Clays
Behzad Fatahi, Thu Minh Le and Hadi Khabbaz

Parametric Study on the Working Conditions of PVD for the Treatment of Soft Soils
Nguyen Hong Nam and Pham Thi Nguyet

Experimental Study on Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Frozen Clay in Shanghai
Youliang Chen, Peng Wang and Zhenzhen Yin

Performance of Vacuum Consolidation on Very Soft Clay at Nakorn Sri Thammarat Airport — Thailand
Wanchai Teparaksa and Duong Trung Ngo

Case Study of Ground Improvement Techniques used at a Site on the South Coast of NSW
Scott R. Morrison and Patrick K. Wong

Soft Soil Consolidation using Prefabricated Composite Vertical Geodrains
M. V. Shah and A. V. Shroff