Dear Alex,
The book, Soil Mechanics - Concepts and Applications by Prof. William
Powrie of Southampton Univeristy, pp. 149 - 151, gives an excellent
example on the self weight consolidation of hydraulic fill. The formulas
derived are practical enough to be used by engineers.
Regards,
S W Lee
Geotechnical Research Office
Cambridge University
On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Alex Carson wrote:
> The following question was asked in the office, which I could not answer.
> Is there a reliable method of calculating the settlement and rate of settlement of hydraulic sand fill ?
> All answers will be gratefully recieved
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> Alex Carson
> Principal Geotechnical Engineer
> Telford
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