Force and Settlement Characteristics of an Embankment on Soft Consolidating Soil with Lime Columns

Abstract

Embankment supported on soft soil with lime column is analyzed. The lime column is modeled using a two noded plane frame element with three degrees of freedom (DOF) (two transnational and one rotational), whereas the soil stress- strain behavior is presumed to be non-lining and modeled by a Cam-Clay model. The properties of lime column is obtained from a stress- strain curve obtained from a laboratory test. It is concluded from the study that addition of lime column in soft soil reduces the settlement after the construction.