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Prefabricated Vertical Drains. Volume 1. Engineering Guidelines.

PB87154993

Publication Date	1986
Personal Author	Rixner, J. J.; Kraemer, S. R.; Smith, A. D.
Page Count	128
Abstract	The volume presents procedures and guidelines applicable to the design and installation of prefabricated vertical drains to accelerate consolidation of soils. The contents represent the Consultant's interpretation of the state-of-the-art as of August 1986. The volume is intended to provide assistance to engineers in determining the applicability of PV drains to a given project and in the design of PV drain systems. The information contained herein is intended for use by civil engineers familiar with the fundamentals of soil mechanics and the principles of precompression.
Keywords	Soil mechanics Drains Soil stabilization Settlement(Structural) Consolidation Ground water Pore pressure Clay soils Highways
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
NTIS Subject Category	50A - Highway Engineering 50D - Soil & Rock Mechanics
Corporate Authors	Haley and Aldrich, Inc., Cambridge, MA.; Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. Office of Engineering and
Supplemental Notes	See also PB87-155008. Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. Office of Engineering and Highway Operations Research and Development.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Sep 83-Aug 86.
NTIS Issue Number	198712
Contract Number	DTFH61-83-C-00101

Prefabricated Vertical Drains. Volume 1. Engineering Guidelines.

Prefabricated Vertical Drains. Volume 1. Engineering Guidelines.
PB87154993

Publication Date	1986
Personal Author	Rixner, J. J.; Kraemer, S. R.; Smith, A. D.
Page Count	128
Abstract	The volume presents procedures and guidelines applicable to the design and installation of prefabricated vertical drains to accelerate consolidation of soils. The contents represent the Consultant's interpretation of the state-of-the-art as of August 1986. The volume is intended to provide assistance to engineers in determining the applicability of PV drains to a given project and in the design of PV drain systems. The information contained herein is intended for use by civil engineers familiar with the fundamentals of soil mechanics and the principles of precompression.
Keywords	Soil mechanics Drains Soil stabilization Settlement(Structural) Consolidation Ground water Pore pressure Clay soils Highways
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
NTIS Subject Category	50A - Highway Engineering 50D - Soil & Rock Mechanics
Corporate Authors	Haley and Aldrich, Inc., Cambridge, MA.; Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. Office of Engineering and
Supplemental Notes	See also PB87-155008. Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. Office of Engineering and Highway Operations Research and Development.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Sep 83-Aug 86.
NTIS Issue Number	198712
Contract Number	DTFH61-83-C-00101