Research Article
Foundation Treatment Assessment and Postconstruction Settlement Prediction of a Loess High Fill Embankment: A Case Study
Table 3
Foundation soil treatment methods.
| | Sections | Areas (m2) | Treatment methods | Abbreviations or symbols | |
| | DC | A | 20 m × 20 m | Single-point DC-2000 kN · m (TT = 10–12), TD = 3.5 m; TD/4-overlapping DC-800 kN·m (TT = 3-5) | DC-dynamic compaction | | B | 20 m × 20 m | Single-point DC-2000 kN·m (TT = 10–12), TD = 4.0 m; TD/4-overlapping DC-800 kN·m (TT = 3-5) | VSGP-vibrating sinking gravel pile | | C | 20 m × 20 m | Single-point DC-3000 kN·m (TT = 10–12), TD = 4.0 m; TD/4-overlapping DC-1000 kN·m(TT = 3-5) | PSCP-plain soil compaction pile | | D | 20 m × 20 m | Single-point DC-3000 kN·m (TT = 10–12), TD = 4.5 m; TD/4-overlapping DC-1000 kN·m (TT = 3-5) | TD-tamping distance | | E | 20 m × 20 m | Single-point DC-6000 kN·m (TT = 10–12), TD = 4.5 m; TD/4-overlapping DC-1000 kN·m(TT = 4-6) | TT-tamping times | | F | 20 m × 20 m | Single-point DC-6000 kN·m (TT = 10–12), TD = 5.0 m; TD/4-overlapping DC-1000 kN·m (TT = 4-6) | |
| | VSGP | G | 20 m × 15 m | d = 0.5 m, l = 1.5 m, L = 10–18 m (average value = 15 m) | d-pile diameter | | H | 20 m × 15 m | d = 0.5 m, l = 2.0 m, L = 10–18 m (average value = 15 m) | l-pile spacing; L-pile spacing |
| | PSCP | K | 20 m × 15 m | d = 0.5 m, l = 1.5 m, L = 10–18 m (average value = 15 m) | | | L | 20 m × 15 m | d = 0.5 m, l = 2.0 m, L = 10–18 m (average value = 15 m) | |
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