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http://dx.doi.org/10.12814/jkgss.2018.17.2.041

Material and Behavior Characteristics of Lightweight Embankment for Road Constructed on Soft Ground  

Yea, Geu-Guwen (Department, Technology Research Department, SAMBU Engineering & Construction Co.)
Lee, Yong-Jae (SAMBU Engineering & Construction Co.)
Kim, Hong-Yeon (Technology Research Department, SAMBU Engineering & Construction Co.)
Yoon, Gil-Lim (Coastal Engineering Division, KIOST)
Han, Sang-Hyun (Department of Civil Engineering, SEOIL University)
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Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society / v.17, no.2, 2018 , pp. 41-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to fabricate a full scale road embankment using lightweight air foamed soil as a soil material on soft ground and to investigate its material characteristics and behavior in order to promote dredged soil utilization and minimize ground improvement. As a result of the laboratory test of the onsite mixed samples, the total unit weight of the specimens decreased almost linearly until curing 28 days. In particular, the total unit weight after 28 days of curing was reduced to about 81% of the slurry state before curing, which will be useful in the formulation of similar native soil materials in the future. The unconfined compressive strength began to decrease with the 14th day of curing as shown in the previous study. When the cement content is increased, the strength decreases sharply at a small strain change after the occurrence of the maximum compressive strength, and the maximum strength is exhibited in a range of a smaller axial strain than normal range. The settlement at the surface layer of the ground due to the lightweight embankment was about 1 / 2.75 of the soil embankment and was in agreement with the unit weight ratio (1 / 2.7) of the embankment materials. This indicates the cause and effect of the settlement due to the difference in self weight of the embankments. Also, the difference in settlement between soil and lightweight embankment increased with increasing depth. This shows that the difference in the point at which the settlement is terminated is clear. The ground horizontal displacement under the lightweight embankment was about 15~20% smaller than that of the soil embankment and the depth of occurrence was also 4.5~5.0m shallower in the lightweight embankment.
Keywords
Lightweight air foamed soil; Embankment; Soft ground; Settlement; Dredged soil;
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