Abstract
Electro-osmotic consolidation is a ground improvement technique in which a DC voltage is applied to the soil via electrodes, in order to drain the water contained in the pores increasing the effective stress, and thus improving the geotechnical properties of the soil. The technique increases the shear strength, reduces the compressibility, and changes the chemical composition of the saturated soft clayey and silty soils to which it can be applied. Electro-osmotic consolidation has been successfully applied in different projects worldwide. This paper presents the development of a new electro-osmotic consolidation apparatus built at Universidad de Antioquia. Tests were carried on a reconstituted clay sample and the results show effective soil improvement, measured as changes in the geotechnical properties of the clay.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | 6th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Sep 2021 |
Keywords
- Electro-osmotic consolidation
- ground improvement
- DC voltage
- soil
- electrodes
- effective stress
- geotechnical properties
- shear strength
- compressibility
- chemical composition
- saturated soft clayey soils
- silty soils
- Universidad de Antioquia
- soil improvement