... This paper describes the behaviour of soft soils created by the rapid deposition of a sediment slurry and the mechanisms by which pore fluid escapes from the consolidating bed. Such rapid deposition occurs as a result of dumping dredge spoils at sea or in the case of disposing of mine tailings...

... determined during the vane shear tests. The settlement performance of the above embankments was studied and found to be satisfactory. soft soils vane shear shear strength stability analysis soil instrumentation foundations marine clays Pandurang K. Nagarkar, l Sudhakar II. Rode, 1 Trimbak IV...