Regional Correlations for Consolidation Properties of Champlain Sea Clay Based on Micro-zoning Data in Ottawa
摘要
Established protocols are available for gathering high-quality undisturbed samples and performing conventional consolidation tests. However, they are both time-consuming and impractical for projects with lower budgets. For this reason, settlement analyses for fine-grained soils are typically performed based on local guidelines or empirical correlations from literature that are based on simple soil properties. The soil properties of sensitive soils in eastern Canada; namely, Champlain Sea clay (CSC, also known as Leda clay) vary notably across regions. For this reason, region-specific correlations are valuable for reliable estimation of consolidation parameters. Empirical correlations for consolidation parameters of CSC; namely compression index (