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

Table 3

Equivalent plane strain permeability of PVD improved soft clay.

Soil	(10^−9 m/s)	(10^−9 m/s)	(10^−10 m/s)	(10^−9 m/s)
Soft silty clay	2.69	1.50	1.4	1.4

, horizontal permeability in undisturbed zone; , vertical permeability in undisturbed zone; , horizontal permeability in smear zone; , vertical permeability in smear zone.