Research Article
Jun 1971
Evaluation of Pore Pressures Beneath an Embankment
Authors: David J. D'Appolonia, AM.ASCE, T. William Lambe, F.ASCE, and Harry G. PoulosAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 97, Issue 6
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Excess pore pressures measured during construction of a highway embankment on a deep deposit of soft to medium clay are evaluated. Several methods for predicting initial excess pore pressures are examined, including a recently developed method that considers the effects of local yield within the foundation soil. Undrained shear strengths backfigured from the field pore pressure data are compared to strengths measured in laboratory shear tests and field vane tests.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 97 • Issue 6 • June 1971
Pages: 881 - 897
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© 1971 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jun 1971
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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David J. D'Appolonia, AM.ASCE
Principal., Lambe Associate Inc., Concord, Mass.
T. William Lambe, F.ASCE
Edmund K. Turner Prof. of Civ. Engrg.; MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
Harry G. Poulos
Sr. Lect. in Civ. Engrg.; Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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