Deep-well pumping in the Bangkok Plain and its influence on ground improvement development with surcharge and vertical drains

Author:

Balasubramaniam A. S.1,Oh E.Y.N.1,Bolton M. W.1,Bergado D. T.2,Phienwej N.2

Affiliation:

1. School of Engineering, Griffith University Gold Coast Campus, Australia

2. School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

The Bangkok subsoil that forms part of the larger Chao Phraya Plain consists of a broad basin filled with sedimentary soil deposits that form alternate layers of sand, gravel and clay. The depth of the bedrock is still undetermined, but its level in the Bangkok area is known to vary between 400 m and 1800 m deep. The aquifer system beneath the city area is very complex, and the deep-well pumping from the aquifers over the last 50 years or so has caused substantial piezometric drawdown in the upper soft and highly compressible clay layer. In this paper, the influence of the piezometric drawdown on the performance of vertical drains with surcharge on the upper clay layer is examined. Instrumented test embankments were built and the performance of large-diameter sand drains, sand wicks and prefabricated vertical drains was examined. A novel interpretation technique was adopted to evaluate the settlements from pore pressure dissipation and to compare with those measured directly from settlement measurements. Le sous-sol de Bangkok qui forme une partie de la plaine plus vaste de Chao Phraya est constitué d'un large bassin rempli de dépô ts sédimentaires qui forment des couches alternées de sable, de gravier et d'argile. La profondeur du lit rocheux reste indéterminée mais on sait que son niveau dans la zone de Bangkok se situe entre 400 m et 1800 m de profondeur. Le système aquifère sous la ville est très complexe et un pompage à puits profonds au cours des 50 dernières années a causé une baisse substantielle du niveau piézométrique dans la couche argileuse supérieure molle et hautement compressible. Dans cet exposé, nous examinons l'influence de la baisse piézométrique sur la performance de drains verticaux surchargés sur la couche argileuse supérieure. Des berges de contrôle instrumentées ont é té construites et la performance de drains de sable de gros diamètre, de mèches de sable et de drains verticaux préfabriqués a été é tudiée. Nous avons adopté une technique d'interprétation innovante pour é valuer les tassements d'après la dissipation de la pression interstitielle et pour les mesures de tassement directes.

Publisher

Thomas Telford Ltd.

Subject

Mechanics of Materials,Soil Science,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology,Building and Construction

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