Geosynthetic Reinforced Containment Dike Constructed over Soft Foundation: Numerical Analysis - Reinforced Soil Engineering: Advances in Research and Practice - page 278

Table 1 Summary of Soil Test Results*

Shear properties Consolidation data

Stratum
no.

Class
USCS

c
(tsf)

q u
(tsf)

p c
(tsf)

p 0
(tsf) Elevation PI Test type† f( 8 ) C c Other

k ¼ 3.15e-7 ft/min ‡ 1 2 10.5 to 2 12.5 31 MH TC/UU 0.22 0 0.8 0.6 0.897

k ¼ 3.35e-7 ft/min ‡

1 2 40.5 to 2 42.5 47 CH UC — — 0.38 1.3 0.7 0.863

1 2 13.0 to 2 15.0 53 CH UC — — 0.03 — — — —

1 2 17.0 to 2 19.0 64 CH UC — — 0.15 — — — —

1 2 19.0 to 2 21.0 33 CH UC — — 0.15 — — — —

1 2 11.5 to 2 13.5 42 CH UC — — 0.05 — — — —

1 2 15.5 to 2 17.5 47 CH UC — — 0.14 0.1 0.15 0.897 —

2 17.5 to 2 19.5

c 0 ¼ 0 f 0 ¼ 38 8

1 34 CH TC/CU 0 19.5 — — — —

2 21.5 to 2 23.5

1 50 CH UC — — 0.2 — — — —

2 1.0 to 2 3.0

1 47 CH UC — — 0.09 — — — —

1 2 5.0 to 2 7.0 56 CH UC — — 0.1 0.1 0.16 0.93 —

1 2 7.0 to 2 9.0 62 CH TC/CU & UC 0.28 — — — c 0 ¼ 0 f 0 ¼ 32.5 8

2 2 38.0 to 2 40.0 42 MH UC — — 0.46 — — — —