A study on 1D consolidation of soils exhibiting rheological characteristics with impeded boundaries

In this paper, the one dimensional consolidation problem taking account of rheological characteristics of soils and impeded boundaries is studied and the corresponding analytical solution is developed. Based on the solution, the influence of some major factors on the consolidation behavior of soils is investigated and the relevant results are prepared in graph forms, then some important conclusions are drawn. It is shown that the permeability of the impeded layers has important influence on the rate of consolidation.