NUMERICAL ANALYSES ON CONSOLIDATION OF CLAYEY GROUND IMPROVED BY VERTICAL DRAIN SYSTEM BASED ON 3-D ELASTO-VISCOUS MODEL

摘要

References(15) This paper addresses a proposal on the three-dimensional elasto-viscous consolidation theory and discusses on its applicability. In order to predict the three-dimensional consolidation behavior of clayey ground improved by vertical drain system, one-dimensional consolidation theory based on an elasto-viscous liquid model proposed by Yoshikuni et al. (1994), which can express secondary consolidation without considering any distinction between normally consolidated and overconsolidated regions, is extended to three-dimensional condition. This theory is applied to the consolidation of a hollow cylindrical body that models a clayey ground improved by a vertical drain system. Then, a rigorous solution of elastic consolidation theory, a FEM solution based on elasto-plastic theory and a FDM solution using three-dimensional elasto-viscous theory are compared with the test results obtained using the three-dimensional consolidation test apparatus developed by the authors (Baek and Moriwaki, 2004). Based on the results of analyses, it is evident that the three-dimensional consolidation theory proposed by authors could simulate the consolidation behavior of clayey ground improved by vertical drains, such as the secondary consolidation and the radial displacement during the three-dimensional consolidation process.