Model tests of consolidation of clay slurry using horizontal drains

• Main Author: Tan, Chelsea Jing Wen
• Other Authors: Chu Jian
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/71614
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With a need for land reclamation for political, social and economic needs, Singapore has recently been using marine clay as a new alternative to be self-sufficient in this aspect. However, marine clay is high in water content and low in shear strength and has to be improved as part of the land recla...