... the hydraulic placement of sand-fill over the seabed, which is underlain by thick, highly compressible Singapore marine clay. Ground improvement works in the project comprise the installation of vertical drains and the subsequent placement of surcharge to accelerate the consolidation of the underlying marine...

...W. Haegeman; A. Baertsoen This case study presents the design, operation and evaluation of a soil improvement project using vertical drains in conjunction with a surcharge fill for preloading the soil for the construction of a 370 m long quay wall. Although the technique was assumed feasible...