Abstract: The combining of electroosmotic, vacuum, and surcharge preloading is an emerging technique for soft foundation treatment. Considering smear effects and free strain, an analytical solution for the radial consolidation of ...

Abstract: The inhomogeneity of soil is a ubiquitous problem for pile foundations due to, for example, pile installation (radial inhomogeneity) or the natural sedimentation of soil (vertical inhomogeneity). Most continuum theory ...