Research Article

Design Method and Verification of Electroosmosis-Vacuum Preloading Method for Sand-Interlayered Soft Foundation

Table 1

Statistics of physical and mechanical characteristics of soil.

Soil layerThickness (h)Natural density (γ)Moisture content (W)Void ratio (e)Compression modulus (Es)Cohesion (C)Internal friction angle (Φ)Horizontal permeability coefficient (kh)Vertical permeability coefficient (kv)
mkN/m3%MPakPao10−9 m/s10−9 m/s

① Dredged fill2.017.848.81.322.4212.910.36.63.8
②-1 Mucky silty clay1.518.042.11.422.8313.311.68.65.4
③ Sand interlayer1.519.539.41.253.257.524.184.771.5
②-2 Mucky silty clay4.018.244.81.432.8614.511.18.24.6
④ Silty clay with sand20.018.943.41.342.949.512.79.84.5