Title
Settlement of embankment fills constructed of granite fines
Abstract
This paper presents a study on the application of granite fines (GF) originating from the granite industry in the Northwest of Spain for the construction of embankment fills. A numerical solver was developed to simulate the unsaturated consolidation of a compacted earthfill (water content close to saturation), introducing the effect of secondary compression, and reproducing the construction process to be followed. The results obtained are quite encouraging, since settlements were found to be within an acceptable range. Nevertheless, the results also showed the need to improve the experimental characterization of the ''in-situ'' preconsolidation of the GF before using them in real applications.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1016/j.cageo.2007.07.007
Computers & Geosciences
Keywords
Field
DocType
real application,experimental characterization,granite fine,secondary compression,acceptable range,compacted earthfill,unsaturated consolidation,construction process,numerical solver,granite industry,consolidation,water content,recycling
Geotechnical engineering,Saturation (chemistry),Levee,Vadose zone,Water content,Solver,Consolidation (soil),Geology,Pluton
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
34
8
Computers and Geosciences
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Vicente Navarro100.34
Víctor Barrientos200.34
Ángel Yustres300.34
Jorge Delgado400.34