Vertical Drain Consolidation with Parabolic Distribution of Permeability in Smear Zone
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 132, Issue 7
Abstract
A vertical drain radial consolidation equation based on a parabolic reduction in permeability toward the drain is presented. The proposed equation, based on Hansbo’s equal strain theory, is compared with settlement data from a laboratory test in a large scale consolidometer.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 7 • July 2006
Pages: 937 - 941
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Jan 13, 2005
Accepted: Jan 3, 2006
Published online: Jul 1, 2006
Published in print: Jul 2006
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