The reconstruction and expansion of highways have become the dominant focus of current
infrastructure development. However, this process often results in significant differential …

This study evaluated the behaviour of a concrete face rockfill dam (CFRD) built on river
gravel foundation on the basis of in-situ measurement records and numerical analysis. The …

The settlement of highway embankments can directly affect the structural safety of road
pavement. Comprehensive assessment of the long-term settlement characteristics of …

Time-dependent settlements of thick in situ clay layers are normally analysed based on
results of thin laboratory specimens. However, the time used to complete primary …

The consolidation characteristics of vertical drain (VD)-improved soft deposits depend on the
smear zone, well resistance, and creep effects. In this study, we propose a new solution for …

Different classes of constitutive models have been proposed to capture the time-dependent
behaviour of soft soil (creep, stress relaxation, rate dependency). This paper critically …

This work presents an upgraded one-dimensional (1D) nonlinear rheological system of soft
ground consolidation. In the system, the boundaries are characterized by the time …

The calculation and prediction of creep settlement is an important basis for judging whether
the settlement of high fills is stable and arranging subsequent construction. In this study, a …

This paper presents a new simplified method, based on Hypothesis B, for calculating the
consolidation settlements of double soil layers exhibiting creep. In the new simplified …

Numerical simulations and field measurements of an embankment constructed on a deposit
of soft Ariake clay in Saga, Japan are compared and discussed. The simulations were made …