TECHNICAL NOTES
Jun 1, 1994
Consolidation of Clay Layer: Hydrogeologic Boundary Conditions
Authors: Robert L. Schiffman, Member, ASCE, John M. McArthur, and Robert E. GibsonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 120, Issue 6
Abstract
This technical note examines the results of a nonlinear, finite‐strain consolidation analysis of a clay layer subjected to underdrainage at its base. It is shown that due to the nonlinearity of the soil properties the steady‐state pore‐water pressure cannot be defined until the end of consolidation. It is further shown that the steady‐state reference pore‐water pressure at the beginning and end of consolidation are different when the clay layer is loaded by a surcharge. The use of the excess pore‐water pressure as the dependent variable in a consolidation analysis is discussed.
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Gibson, R. E., England, G. L., and Hussey, M. J. L. (1967). “The theory of one‐dimensional consolidation of saturated clays, I—finite nonlinear consolidation of thin homogeneous layers.” Geotechnique, 17(3), 261–273.
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Gibson, R. E., Schiffman, R. L., and Whitman, R. V. (1989). “On two definitions of excess pore water pressure.” Geotechnique, 39(1), 169–171.
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Schiffman, R. L., Szavits‐Nossan, V., and McArthur, J. M. (1992). “ACCUMV, a computer program for nonlinear finite strain theory.” The one‐dimensional consolidation of saturated clays, Bechtel Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.
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Copyright © 1994 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 19, 1993
Published online: Jun 1, 1994
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Robert L. Schiffman, Member, ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309; Proffesseur Asocie de Mechanique des Sol, Ecole National des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, France
John M. McArthur
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Physics, Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ., Durant, OK 74701
Robert E. Gibson
Prin., Golder Assoc., United Kingdom, Maidenhead, United Kingdom; Adjoint Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
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