Consolidation analysis of soft soil improved with short deep mixed columns and long prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs)

ABSTRACT: Soft soils may pose many challenges to construction of roadway embankments, such as low bearing capacity, excessive settlement, and slope instability. A combined method involving the use ...

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