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Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction

This document provides an overview of the theories and methods used to analyze soft ground consolidation and embankment settlement, including: - Criteria for determining soft ground and calculating settlement and rebound of clayey and sandy layers - Calculating stress increments due to embankment loads of different shapes - Theories for consolidation time and applying ground improvement methods - Estimating trafficability and determining sand mat thickness - Plotting time-settlement curves for staged loading - Instrumental monitoring plans to measure settlement

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Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction

This document provides an overview of the theories and methods used to analyze soft ground consolidation and embankment settlement, including: - Criteria for determining soft ground and calculating settlement and rebound of clayey and sandy layers - Calculating stress increments due to embankment loads of different shapes - Theories for consolidation time and applying ground improvement methods - Estimating trafficability and determining sand mat thickness - Plotting time-settlement curves for staged loading - Instrumental monitoring plans to measure settlement

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Features and Functions 1
1.1.1 Features 1
1.1.2 Main Functions 1
1.2 Criteria for Soft Ground 2
1.2.1 Criteria for Soft Ground 2

1.3 Calculation of Settlement and Rebound 4


1.3.1 Settlement of Clayey Layer 4
1.3.2 Settlement of Sandy Layer 6
1.3.3 Calculation of Rebound 7
1.3.4 Secondary Consolidation Settlement 10

1.4 Calculation of Vertical Stress Increment 11


1.4.1 Embankment Load 11
1.4.2 Point Load 12
1.4.3 Line Load 12
1.4.4 Strip Load 13
1.4.5 Rectangular Load 13
1.4.6 Circular Load 14
1.4.7 Calculation method of stress increment 14
1.4.8 Setting the loading distance due to embankment 15

1.5 Theories of consolidation time and application 16


1.5.1 Case for no ground improvement method applied 16
1.5.2 Case for ground improvement method applied 17

1.6 Theory for trafficability estimation and the applications 38


1.6.1 Determination of tensile strength of Mat for trafficability 38
1.6.2 Determination of thickness of sand mat by Yamanouchi 40
1.6.3 Determination of sand mat thickness by hydraulic capacity 40

1.7 Calculation of stress increment due to embankment loading 41

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1.7.1 Strength Increment Ratio 41


1.7.2 Strength increment for staged embankment 42

1.8 Calculation of degree of consolidation and settlement time in consideration of staged loading 43
1.9 Time-settlement curve plotting method for staged loading 44
1.9.1 Total Load Method 44
1.9.2 Individual load method 51
1.9.3 Schematic diagram of rebound estimation 55

1.10 Calculation of Critical Embankment Height 57


1.11 Correction method of consolidation curve(correction method for Cc value) 58
1.11.1 Schmertmann Method 58
1.11.2 Nagaraj Method 59
1.11.3 Japanese Method 60

1.12 Instrumental monitoring plan 61


1.12.1 Introduction 61
1.12.2 Site instrumental monitoring 62
1.12.3 Settlement Monitoring 63
1.12.4 Application of instrumental monitoring in K-embank 68

1.13 Calculation of cumulative degree of consolidation due to staged embankment load 68


1.14 Settlement calculation after dredging replacement/enforced replacement/excavation 69

Chap 2. Manual for Pre-Processor


(Pre-Processor-"K-embankv3.0_PreCal.exe")
2.1 File Menu 74
2.2 Set Menu 80
2.3 KeyIn Menu 81
2.4 Draw/Edit Menu 120
2.5 Calculation Menu 121
2.6 View Menu 128
2.7 Zooming Menu 132
2.8 Text Menu 133

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2.9 Preference Menu 134


2.10 Data Correction Menu 146
2.11 Site Instrumental Monitoring Menu 153
2.12 Down Load Menu 163

Chap 3. Manual for Post-Processor


(Post-Processor-'K-Embankv3.0_Post.exe")
3.1 File Menu 165
3.2 Set Menu 170
3.3 KeyIn Menu 171
3.4 View Menu 179
3.5 Results Menu 180
3.6 Trafficability Results Menu 190
3.7 Zooming Menu 194
3.8 Text Menu 195
3.9 Preferences Menu 195

Chap 4. Examples
4.1 Analysis section 197
4.2 Material Properties 197
4.3 Editing data file 198
4.4 Calculation 242
4.5 Setting View Control 254

- Appendix Example Data 262

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