COMPUTATION OF CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT

PROJECT: AYER MERBAU RECLAMATION PHASE 2 (Preliminary Design)

COMPUTED BY: Lim Kang Hai DATE:

RE-COMPUTED BY: DATE:
RE-ADJUSTED BY: DATE:

SOIL PROFILE
Soil Type Level Depth γ γw * γ'= γ- γw Void Ratio
m m kN/m3 kN/m3 kN/m3 e
Sand fill 5.5
2.2 20 0 20
Sand fill 3.3
11.8 20 9.8 10.2
Marine Clay -8.5 8 16 9.8 6.2 2
-16.5

* Ground water level & below fill in water density, γw

EFFECTIVE STRESS
Effective Stress at mid of marine clay, σo' = 24.8 kN/m2
Increase of Effective Stress, Δσ' = 164.36 kN/m2
Total effective stress, σo' + Δσ' = 189.16 kN/m2

SETTLEMENT
Consolidation Settlement, Sr = CcH/(1+e)*Log(σo' + 2174 mm

DEGREE OF CONSOLIDATION (2-way drainage)

Target degree of consolidation, Uv= 90%
Time factor, T90 = 0.848
time required for consolidation, t90 = T90 H / Cv =
2
7.54 years

Vertical Consolidation
Preloading time, tv = 3 months
0.25 years
Time factor, Tv = Cv x tv / Hv2 0.030
Degree of consolidation, Uv = 19.5 %

Consolidation by radial drainage(PVD)

if PVD is applied,
Preloading time, tr = 3 months
Spacing between PVD,de = 1.0 m
PVD tude dia, rw = 0.100 m
n = de / 2rw = 5
m =(n /(n -1)ln(n) - (3n -1)/4n =
2 2 2 2
0.936
Coefficient of volume compressibility =mv = 0.0030 m2/kN
Hydraulic conductivity, k = 1.3E-09 m/s
Cvr = 0.697 m2/year
Time factor, Tr = Cvr x tr / Hr2 0.174
Degree of consolidation for PVD, Ur= 77.4 %

Average Degree of consolidation, Uv,r = 1 - (1-Uv) (1-U 81.8 %

90% of consolidation settlement need to archived in preloading period,

Equavalent consolidation settlement, Sr = 2391.5 mm
Additional Stress required = 42.6 kN/m2
= 42.6/16 =3m
Conservatively use 4m height soil su
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(Preliminary Design)

01 Oct 2015

Cc Cv Accum. σ'
m2/year kN/m2

44

164.36 Ground water

0.924 1.8 213.96

y use 4m height soil surcharge for preliminary design