When the repeated loading, such as vehicle elc, acts on soft ground, consolidation behaviors due to repeated loading will show different from standard one.
A series of tests was performed to investigate the characteristics of consolidation of lowly organic soil subjected to repeated loadings. Lowly organic soil with Lig. 23.5% was sampled in Chonbuk Province and tested using a partially and a fully repeated loadings.
From test results it was found that void ration, volume change, consolidation coefficient, permeability and secondary consolidation coefficient were greatly affected according to the repetition number and the load weight.
The secondary consolidation coefficient was decreased with increase of the repetition number.
The results obtained from this research can be used as basic for the improvement of soft ground.