Finite Element Analysis (FEA) was performed to evaluate time dependentsettlement of a three-stage approach embankment of Lake Jessup Bridge in CentralFlorida. The subsoil consisted of fine silty to clayey sands with interbedded shallowclays. FEA was performed utilizing Mohr-Coulomb and Soft Soil Creep models,which captured settlement and pore water pressure profiles during construction stages.The Soft Soil Creep model provided better predictions for the long term secondarysettlement. Settlement plates were installed to monitor the in-field settlement duringand after construction. The monitoring program continued for 8 months, at which,settlement rates substantially decreased. The recorded settlement-time profile was ingeneral agreement with the settlement profile predicted using numerical analysis.
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