Application of a Viscoelastic Model to Creep Settlement of High-Fill Embankments

Table 1

Physical and mechanical parameters of subsoil (reproduced from Jia et al. [28] (under the Creative Commons Attribution License/public domain)).

Soil type	Thickness (m)	Moisture content (%)	Gravity (kN·m^3)	Void ratio	Compression coefficient (MPa^−1)	Compression modulus (MPa)	Bearing capacity eigenvalues (kPa)
Loess	10.4	8.5	14.1	0.96	0.21	6.2	150
Loess	4.8	16.5	14.9	0.89	0.23	7.6	180
Pebble	3.3	21	24.8	1.15	—	—	400
Mudstone	—	—	25.3	—	—	—	600