| Author | Chen, I-piao |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. GT-83-22 |
| Subject(s) | Embankments
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| Note | A thesis submitted m partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | In this study a comparison is made between the predicted and measured settlement behavior of a test embankment, which was constructed at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), during excavation stage (phase IV). The prediction were made using available soil data from laboratory tests and field tests in conjunction with settlement analyses based on SEKIGUCHI & OHTA's yield function model and based on BIOT's consolidation theory. The predicted values are found to be in good agreement within the range of permissible errors for the time-settlement behavior.
Subsequently, attempts are made to calculate the safety factors after phase IV. The total stress analysis method was used. Calculation was done by using two kinds of soil parameters viz Field Vane (Case 1) and the average shear strength between (CK.U) comp. and (CK.U) ext. (Case 2) in conjunction with Bishop simplified method and Fellenius method. In this study, field vane correction and end effect correction were made. The calculation results show a good agreement with the field behavior. A design value of factor of safety of 1.2 for embankment built on Bangkok clay is recommended. |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chandra, Sarvesh ; Yamada, Yasuo
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| Examination Committee(s) | Rantucci, Giovanni
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Republic of China |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1984 |