Effect of cementation on the compressibility of Singapore upper marine clay

Abstract

A series of one-dimensional consolidation tests were performed under varying pretreatments on high quality soil samples collected, from a Singapore upper marine clay layer in an attempt to evaluate the effect of cementation by amorphous materials on its compressibility. The findings from this study seem, to suggest that cementation by ethylene-diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) removable amorphous materials may only partially contribute to the development of soil microstructure and overconsolidation in Singapore upper marine clay. © 2008 NRC Canada.