Consolidation analysis of an experimental fill in a reclamation area
Abstract
As part of a large urbanization scheme, circular artificial islands were hydraulically sandfilled at the border of Itaipu lagoon, near Rio de Janeiro city in Brazil. To investigate the mode of settlement of the soft peaty deposit where the islands were to be created, an instrumented test fill was constructed. This paper compares the observed fill behaviour which results obtained using the classical one-dimensional Terzaghi’s theory, the finite strain one-dimensional consolidation theory proposed by Gibson et al. (1981) and the two-dimensional coupled consolidation theory developed by Biot’s (1941) .
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical and construction materials studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 1257–1262
- Publication date
- 24 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter