Abstract: Clogging represents a crucial factor severely hindering the vacuum preloading treatment for clayey sludge. However, the underlying mechanism of this occurrence remains insufficiently investigated, limiting the application ...

Abstract: The use of prefabricated horizontal drains (PHDs) with combined surcharge and vacuum preloading is an effective improvement approach for dredged clayey slurries. However, there is no large-strain analysis method for ...

Abstract: Recently, permeable geotextile tubes in conjunction with prefabricated horizontal drains (PHDs) have become increasingly popular for dewatering high water content slurries or sludge. However, how to analyze the consolidation ...

Abstract: This paper presents a profound solution for a novel method of dewatering dredged sludge using a combined geotextile tube and vacuum-assisted prefabricated horizontal drains. Firstly, an analytical model was proposed to ...