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Title: FEM assessment of large-strain thaw consolidation

Journal Article · · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
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  1. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebec (Canada). Dept. of Civil Engineering

Finite-element simulations using a large-strain thaw-consolidation model, formulated by the writers, are presented and compared with the data obtained from a warm-oil test pipeline at Inuvik, Northwest Territory, Canada. Nondimensional design charts generated by the method are used to predict thaw-consolidation settlements. A good agreement is found between observed and predicted settlement values giving encouragement for future thaw-settlement predictions, based on finite-element-generated nondimensional charts.

OSTI ID:
39919
Journal Information:
Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 121, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English