Settlement Studies

D. Douglass CVEN 365

Design Report #3 April 2005

Douglass

CVEN 365

April 2005

Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 3 Analytical Model ................................................................................................................ 4 Analytical Methods ............................................................................................................. 5 Discussion ........................................................................................................................... 5 Results ................................................................................................................................. 6 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 10 References ......................................................................................................................... 11

List of Figures and Tables

Table 1: Proposed Construction Plan .................................................................................. 5 Table 2: Dial Reading Taken at Random Times ................................................................. 7 Table 3: One-Dimensional Approximation Calculations ................................................... 9 Figure 1: Levee Embankment - Boundary of Soils (Profile view) ..................................... 4 Figure 2: Plan View of the Levee Embankment ................................................................. 5 Figure 3: Layout of Piezometers ......................................................................................... 6 Figure 4: Consolidation – Sunday....................................................................................... 7 Figure 5: Consolidation – Monday...