oa Civil Engineer in South Africa - Estimating end-of-construction pore-pressures in unsaturated earth embankments

Abstract

A finite difference method to estimate end-of-construction pore-air pressures in earth embankments is presented. The results of this analysis can be used to perform stability and settlement calculations and study pore-air pressure distributions within embankments.

'n Eindige verskil metode waarmee grondlugdrukke in grondwalle aan die einde van konstruksie beraam kan word, word beskryf. Die resultate van so 'n analise kan gebruik word om versakkings en stabiliteitsberekeninge te doen en om die verspreiding van grondlugdruk te bestudeer.