Heave prediction with filter paper soil suction testing
Heave prediction with filter paper soil suction testing
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We are starting to see more interest in heave prediction using the filter paper soil suction test. Are there papers or spreadsheets out there which present the procedure? Taking the lab data to predicted numbers.





RE: Heave prediction with filter paper soil suction testing
The advantage to the suction test is that you could get a sense of how much more a soil might swell, AND the time it might take; thus you can estimate when it might be appropriate to perform repairs (if not underpinning).
Perko, H. A. (1996). "Predicting Remaining Heave and the Time Rate of Heave by the Hyperbolic Method", Colorado State University Technical Report, Fort Collins, CO.
RE: Heave prediction with filter paper soil suction testing