Stability of an embankment on soft clay

The soils engineer responsible for the adequacy of the design of embankments regularly finds himself confronted with the problem of constructing an embankment upon a foundation consisting of soft, potentially unstable soils. This thesis presents the method used to arrive at a successful solution to...

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Main Author: Vasey, Joseph Steele
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35340