Probabilistic Analysis of Soil Consolidation via Prefabricated Vertical Drains
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 13, Issue 6
Abstract
Soil consolidation by prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) relies on some soil properties that are spatially variable, such as the coefficient of permeability. However, the design of soil consolidation via PVDs has been traditionally carried out deterministically and thus can be misleading because of the ignorance of the uncertainty associated with the inherent spatial variation of soil properties. In this paper, the effects of spatial variability of soil permeability on soil consolidation by PVDs are investigated stochastically, and the corresponding uncertainty associated with the degree of consolidation is statistically quantified and analyzed.
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International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 13 • Issue 6 • December 2013
Pages: 877 - 881
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 20, 2011
Published online: Mar 9, 2013
Accepted: Jun 19, 2013
Published in print: Dec 1, 2013
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