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Aug 1975
Electro-Osmosis Applied to Unstable Embankment
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Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 101, Issue 8
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In the course of construction of a large dry dock project in Singapore, an 8-m high cofferdam embankment was constructed by end tipping decomposed granite material into the sea. At the time of dewatering the cofferdam, large movements of the embankment occurred, and electro-osmosis was chosen as a rapid stabilization technique. The electrode layout, which was chosen after a field test, enabled stabilization to be achieved with a low power consumption of 0.5 kWhr/m³ of soil. The success of this operation has been attributed to the relatively high cationic concentration in the boundary layers of South East Asian clays.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 101 • Issue 8 • August 1975
Pages: 733 - 740
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Brian A. Chappell
Sr. Geotechnical Engr., Maunsell and Parts., Melbourne, Australia
Peter L. Burton
Geotechnical Engr., Maunsell and Parts., Melbourne, Australia
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