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Geotechnical Problems Of The Foundation Of Road Embankments By The Bridge Structures

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica
Volume 41 (2019): Issue 4 (December 2019)
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|Dec 2019

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Settlements of the bridgehead on the road embankment transition zone.
Settlements of the bridgehead on the road embankment transition zone.

Figure 2

Location of test points and the calculation cross-section.
Location of test points and the calculation cross-section.

Figure 3

Geotechnical cross-section 5k-7k at the place of occurrence of irregular settlements in the transition zone. The zone of organic soil occurrence determined during the subsoil investigations is marked with a diagonal hatching, previous incorrect (incomplete) recognition with a dashed line.
Geotechnical cross-section 5k-7k at the place of occurrence of irregular settlements in the transition zone. The zone of organic soil occurrence determined during the subsoil investigations is marked with a diagonal hatching, previous incorrect (incomplete) recognition with a dashed line.

Figure 4

MES calculation cross-section for the consolidation process analyses. The possible drainage layer of organic soils was selected. Simplified calculation model is presented on the right side.
MES calculation cross-section for the consolidation process analyses. The possible drainage layer of organic soils was selected. Simplified calculation model is presented on the right side.

Figure 5

Consolidation analysis for the main calculation variants: A1, A3 - minimum and maximum settlement curves determined according to original design data, B - settlement curve determined for the additional geotechnical investigations.
Consolidation analysis for the main calculation variants: A1, A3 - minimum and maximum settlement curves determined according to original design data, B - settlement curve determined for the additional geotechnical investigations.

Consolidation parameters of the organic soil_

calculation variantoedometric modulus Eoed [MPa]coefficient of permeability k [m/s]
A17,01,0·10-7
A37,01,0·10-9
B3,651,85·10-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2019-0036 | Journal eISSN: 2083-831X | Journal ISSN: 0137-6365
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Language: English
Page range: 272 - 281
Submitted on: Oct 25, 2019
Accepted on: Nov 18, 2019
Published on: Dec 30, 2019
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
transport engineering,
road embankments,
bridge abutments,
differential settlements
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geosciences, other,
Materials sciences,
Composites,
Porous materials,
Physics,
Mechanics and fluid dynamics

© 2019 Andrzej Batog, Elżbieta Stilger-Szydło, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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