An Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Characteristics of Soft Soils Treated by Vibration-Drainage Method

Table 1

Testing program.

Untreated soil specimen (D = 61.8 mm, H = 130 mm)				VDM-treated soil specimen (D = 39.1 mm, H = 80 mm)			No. of tests
Confining pressure, (kPa)	Value of static load (kN)	Value of vibration load (kN)	Vibration frequency, fv (Hz)	Confining pressure, (kPa)	Dynamic stress (kPa)	Cyclic frequency, fc (Hz)
100	0.2	—	0	100	40	1, 2, 5	3
100	0.2	0.05	1	100	40	1, 2, 5	3
100	0.2	0.05	2	100	40	1, 2, 5	3
100	0.2	0.05	5	100	40	1, 2, 5	3