Predictions of Settlements of Pond Berms Over Mexico City Clays

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10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_43How to use a DOI?

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Settlement; subsidence; compressibility; Settle3; FLAC3D

Abstract

This paper presents the long-term settlement predictions of up to 3.5-m tall, 33-km long berms around the perimeter of five water regulation ponds at the perimeter of Lake Nabor Carrillo. Settlements due to the construction of the perimeter berms were performed using Settle3. Three-dimensional numerical simulations of the regional subsidence were performed using the Modified Cam-Clay constitutive model in FLAC3D. Because of the very soft ground conditions, the field investigation includes cone penetration tests, standard penetration tests with a sampling of undisturbed samples, and the installation of vibrating-wire piezometers. The predicted settlements were sensitive to the compressibility properties of soil and consistent with historical settlement monitoring results.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Francisco A. Flores
AU  - Iván Zárate
AU  - Jenny Ramírez
AU  - Néstor O. Gordillo
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/08
TI  - Predictions of Settlements of Pond Berms Over Mexico City Clays
BT  - Proceedings of the Rocscience International Conference  (RIC 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 432
EP  - 438
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_43
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_43
ID  - Flores2023
ER  -