Research Article

Vacuum Preconsolidation Settlement Characteristics and Microstructural Evolution of Marine Dredger-Filled Silt

Table 1

Physical and mechanical properties of the dredger-filled silt at different depths.

Depth (m)Density (g/cm³)Water content (%)Specific gravityPlasticity indexLiquidity indexCompression factor a1-2 (MPa−1)Permeability coefficient (cm/s)Void ratio

11.67362.62.68722.2551.8331.4463.07E − 071.611
31.69262.32.63026.9541.4681.1523.20E − 061.568
61.71965.12.67426.7001.5821.3111.75E − 061.523