Research Article

Failure and Remediation of an Embankment on Rigid Column-Improved Soft Soil: Case Study

Table 2

Physical and mechanical parameters of each soil layer in section K64 + 080.

Soilh (m) (%)γ (kN/m3)Es (MPa)cq (kPa)φq (°)Kv/10−8 cm/sqc (MPa)fs (kPa)

Planting soil0.628.018.03.68.016.068.32.652.0
Silty clay0.642.616.52.63.94.941.61.135.7
Silt4.667.516.22.04.84.815.30.13.4
Silty fine sand1.935.718.93.816.410.496.72.111.2
Silt8.578.518.22.68.83.726.90.44.0
Silty clay3.023.520.63.66.57.230.53.916.6