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Tunis soft clay being known as one of the most problematic soils has poor mechanical characteristics, high compressibility and exhibits fragile shear strength. This paper considers the geotechnical characterization of Tunis soft clay by compiling results from in situ and laboratory tests. Accordingly, some correlations are suggested. The assessment of observed behavior of Tunis soft clays in the zone of interchange ramps was investigated. The follow up of ramps behavior was performed for a period of three months. The evolution of settlement was monitored by rod settlement, hydraulic settlement and multi-points settlement. A plane strain model was built for numerical investigation conducted by Plaxis software to simulate the behavior of the ramp’s embankment. Hardening Soft Soil Model (HSM) and Soft Soil Model (SSM) were adopted for the soft clay layer. The results showed an agreement between the predictions of the two models of the behavior of the soft clay. Using measured settlement, the adopted behavior for Tunis soft clay is justified.
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Mezni, N., Bouassida, M. (2019). Contribution to the Study of Geotechnical Characterization and Behaviour of Tunis Soft Clay. In: Hemeda, S., Bouassida, M. (eds) Contemporary Issues in Soil Mechanics. GeoMEast 2018. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01941-9_14
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