WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development
Print ISSN: 1790-5079, E-ISSN: 2224-3496
Volume 15, 2019
Investigation on the Influence of Permeability Coefficient k of the Soil Mass on Construction Settlements - Cases of Infrastructure Settlements in Greece
Authors: Alamanis Nikolaos, Papageorgiou Grigorios, Chantzopoulou Polixeni, Chouliaras Ioannis
Abstract: One of the most important problems that Civil and Geotechnical Engineers’ Society faces, stand for the settlements due to inconsistent permeability of soil, not only in building projects but also in constructions in general. Settlements observed are usually a function of both the imposed load and the characteristics of the foundation soil (Kirtas, 2010). The presence of water in the soil, its flow in the pores of the soil, water removal from clay rocks as well as variations of the phreatic surface are some of the main causes of settlements. Quantification of permeability with the use of permeability coefficient k is of utmost importance because it effectively aids toward a technically correct and safe design of various geotechnical projects. The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of permeability coefficient k in soil settlement, particularly in cases observed in Greece.
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Keywords: permeability coefficient, settlement, hydraulic conductivity, embankment, road settlement, consolidation
Pages: 95-105
WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1790-5079 / 2224-3496, Volume 15, 2019, Art. #11