Abstract: The consolidation characteristics of soils are affected by both mechanical loading and ambient temperature. However, research on this coupled theory is lacking. In this study, a fully coupled model for one-dimensional ...

Abstract: A surcharge preloading method with time-dependent loading is widely used for accelerating the consolidation process of soft soils, and different loading patterns have a great effect on the consolidation characteristics. ...

Abstract: Temperature changes affect the nonlinear consolidation process in soils, and there is limited associated theoretical research. In this study, the governing equations for nonlinear consolidation and thermal conduction are ...