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2025 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Behaviour of Soft Soil Improved with Prefabricated Vertical Drains in Railways Under Cyclic Loading

Authors : Sachini Dissanayake, Buddhima Indraratna, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, Aruni Abeywickrama

Published in: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG) 2024, Volume 4

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

Soft clays are prevalent in coastal areas of Australia, exhibiting low bearing capacity and considerable settlement upon loading, and must be improved as subgrades to meet the increasing demand for railway transportation soft soils beneath railway embankments are often subjected to train-induced cyclic loads generating higher excess pore water pressure (EPWP), reduced bearing capacity, and deformations under poor drainage conditions. These often lead to reduced efficiency in transportation and maintenance costs. Thus, it is important to investigate the behaviour of soft soils subjected to heavy cyclic loading and preventative actions. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the role of Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVDs) in mitigating failures associated with railway subgrades under cyclic loading.

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Metadata
Title
Behaviour of Soft Soil Improved with Prefabricated Vertical Drains in Railways Under Cyclic Loading
Authors
Sachini Dissanayake
Buddhima Indraratna
Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn
Aruni Abeywickrama
Copyright Year
2025
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Book
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG) 2024, Volume 4

Print ISBN: 978-981-9782-24-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-9782-25-3

Copyright Year: 2025

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8225-3_9