Compression Characteristics of Ultra-soft Clays Subjected to Simulated Staged…

Abstract: Ultra-soft soils have high water content, low strength, and high compressibility. Staged preloading has been commonly used in China to improve ultra-soft soils during land reclamation before highways and other structures are constructed. In this study, seven series of one-dimensional consolidation tests were performed on undisturbed, remolded, or reconstituted specimens of three type…