Research Article

Foundation Treatment Assessment and Postconstruction Settlement Prediction of a Loess High Fill Embankment: A Case Study

Table 2

Mean values of physical and mechanical parameters of soil samples.

Layer (%)ρd (g/cm3)ρdmax (g/cm3) (%)e (%) (%)av (MPa−1)Es (MPa)c (kPa)φ (°)

123.661.600.69625.2015.890.3964.6519.320.5
215.651.440.88224.7215.750.2497.4849.426.6
16.971.561.8813.30.74124.8716.080.2288.2336.623.6
21.361.651.9312.20.64729.2917.490.2317.5770.223.5
122.001.640.66329.9117.530.2387.20114.921.3
221.531.670.62830.1317.660.2297.21126.622.8