Advances in Civil Engineering

Research Article

Deformation and Stability of Soft Foundation Improved by Prefabricated Vertical Drains Adjacent to River Bank

Table 1

Summary of the geotechnical properties of subsoil.


Soil	(kN/m³)					(kPa)	(°)	(10⁻⁹ m/s)	(10⁻⁹ m/s)

Soft silty clay	17.8	1.61	0.12	0.013	0.002	9.0	15.0	8.62	4.79
Soft to medium clay	18.5	1.2	0.105	0.016	0.001	12.0	18.0	12.0	6.70

, unit weight; , initial pore ratio; , modified compression index; , modified swell index; , modified creep index; , cohesion; , friction angle; , horizontal permeability; , vertical permeability.