Ultimate Settlement by Hyperbolic Plot for Clays with Vertical Drains
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 119, Issue 5
Abstract
The rectangular hyperbola method ( versus ) is extended to the case of drains and surcharge by considering the hyperbolic plots for combined vertical and radial flow consolidation in clays of varying thickness and drain spacing ratio for typical soil properties of of 1–5 m2/yr. The results indicate that the hyperbolic plots are linear between and . For the lines radiating from the origin to point, the slope is , and to the point, the slope is . Thus, the ratio of the slopes of these radiating lines to the slope of the linear portion of the hyperbolic plots identifies the and for any settlement record using drains and surcharge. It is found that the estimate of ultimate settlement from the and is more accurate than the conventional inverse slope approach of the hyperbolic method, especially for data between the 50% and 90% consolidation points. This finding is demonstrated by applying it to a well‐documented case history of the long‐term full‐scale loading tests at Skå‐Edeby, Sweden.
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Copyright © 1993 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Oct 26, 1992
Published online: May 1, 1993
Published in print: May 1993
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