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  1. janithahb

    Dynamic compaction

    Dynamic compaction was used as a method of compaction in the construction which consist of a land reclamation using dredged sand from the sea. The material is granular. During the trial testings the test seemed to be performing well in improving up to depth required ( which is 4.5m). Though the...
  2. janithahb

    Road settlement

    The layer beneath the 5m layer is an hydraulic fill which is believed to be compacted during the construction stage and the reclamation process.
  3. janithahb

    Road settlement

    Thank you very much for the great insight Ron, the problem that i'm tackling is that we have reclaimed the land in two layers, each with a thickness of 2.5m. the layer beneath the top 2.5m thick layer is not compacted and the top layer will be compacted in 0.25m thick layers. there is a concern...
  4. janithahb

    Road settlement

    is there any method to find the settlements occur on roads constructed on reclaimed land areas (i.e Ports) and the compaction depth required for a heavy vehicle road when preparing the subgrade of the road? most of the pavement design methods doesn't explain it deeply. please can anyone help me...

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