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Recalculation of settlements from test fills

The task involves the recalculation of settlements from test embankments on clay, primarily the Sundland embankments in Drammen.

Published 28.06.2024

Here, a 1-meter-high fill and a 2-meter-high fill were placed, and settlements and pore pressure were measured over a period of 10 years. Other fillings, such as the "oedometer filling" on Ellingsrud quick clay and other earlier fillings, may also be included.

The main objective is to investigate whether reasonable agreement with the measurements can be achieved by using a soil model that does not directly model creep, but indirectly takes it into account by reducing OCR to a level that provides satisfactory results.

Portrait of Kjell Karlsrud

Kjell Karlsrud

Expert Adviser Onshore Foundations kjell.karlsrud@ngi.no
+47 905 09 808
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Hans Petter Jostad

Technical Director Computational geomechanics hans.petter.jostad@ngi.no
+47 992 61 171