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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  0, Vol. 6 Issue (100): 29-34    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.AS0029
Mechanical & Energy Engineering     
Solution to 1-D consolidation of non-homogeneous soft clay
XIE Kang-he, WEN Jie-bang, XIA Jian-zhong
Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Abstract  In this work, semi-analytical methods were used to solve the problem of 1-D consolidation of non-homogeneous soft clay with spatially varying coefficients of permeability and compressibility. The semi-analytical solution was programmed and then verified by comparison with the obtained analytical solution of a special case. Based on the results of some computations and comparisons with the 1-D homogeneous consolidation (by Terzaghi) and the 1-D non-linear consolidation theory (by Davis et al.) of soft clay, some diagrams were prepared and the relevant consolidation behavior of non-homogeneous soils is discussed. It was shown that the result obtained differs greatly from Terzaghi’s theory and that of the non-linear consolidation theory when the coefficients of permeability and compressibility vary greatly.

Key words： Non-homogeneous soil      Time-dependent loading      One-dimensional consolidation      Layered system      Semi-analytical solution     
Received: 10 January 2005     
CLC:  TU432  
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XIE Kang-he, WEN Jie-bang, XIA Jian-zhong. Solution to 1-D consolidation of non-homogeneous soft clay. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 0, 6(100): 29-34.

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