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http://dx.doi.org/10.12814/jkgss.2022.21.1.011

The Numerical Study on Individual Vacuum Seepage Consolidation Method with Flexible Well Point  

Kim, Byung-Il (Expert Group for Earth & Environment)
Hong, Kang-Han (Expert Group for Earth & Environment)
Kim, Young-Seon (Expert Group for Earth & Environment)
Han, Sang-Jae (Expert Group for Earth & Environment)
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Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society / v.21, no.1, 2022 , pp. 11-21 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the individual vacuum seepage consolidation method, a new soft ground improvement method, was developed to supplement the conventional suction drain method (individual vacuum preloading method) and the geotechnical behavior was predicted through numerical analysis. If the individual vacuum seepage consolidation method applied, the effect of accelerating settlement and increasing the amount of settlement was high when the aquifer was located in the middle or at the bottom of the layer to the target improvement layer. It was found that the pumping amount in the aquifer does not affect the settlement behavior when it exceeds a certain level. Even vacuum pumping wells were installed in various locations, such as inside or outside of the embankment, the difference in settlement and horizontal displacement was insignificant. In addition, it was predicted that the settlement rate was the fastest and the horizontal displacement (inward) was large when both methods were carried out at the same time. Since this method can reach the target settlement amount very quickly, it was confirmed that it is possible to increase the spacing of vertical drain, thereby securing economic feasibility.
Keywords
Individual vacuum seepage consolidation; Individual vacuum preloading consolidation; Seepage consolidation method; Confined aquifer; Flexible well point;
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