... consolidation with the combination of vertical and radial drainage by way of a prefabricated vertical drain (PVD). Based on the laboratory data, the normalised yield stress for cyclic loading (NYCL) is introduced as an insightful parameter to define a novel empirical relationship between the yield stress...

... Kennedy in the USA to the construction of a 41 m high reinforced soil wall in South Africa. The use of vibro-compaction and vibro-replacement techniques has featured significantly, as has consolidation using vertical drains. The importance of observational techniques and their relationship to ground...