Construction of a Road Embankment


Application GeoStudio
Version Latest version
Primary Analysis SIGMA/W
Keywords GeoStudio, SIGMA/W, Road Embankment, Excess Pore Pressure, Settlement   

Introduction

This example is about constructing an embankment in delayed stages on a soft foundation so that some of the excess pore-water pressure is allowed to dissipate before subsequent lifts are placed. The soft foundation is modeled using the non-linear Modified Cam-Clay (MCC) constitutive relationship.

 

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See also

Examples - SIGMA/W - Overview    [Examples]

SIGMA/W Tutorial    [Examples]

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Embankment on geosynthetic    [Examples]