Laboratory Model Tests on Consolidation Performance of Soil Column with Drained-Timber Rod

Table 2

Set up of soil-column consolidation tests with (drained) timber rods.

Purpose of soil-column tests	Type of tests	Pile diameter (mm)	Geotextile layers	Outside pile diameter (mm)	Length of embedded pile (mm)	Vertical drain	Radial drain
Effect of drainage condition (Group A)	L1	No	No	No	No	✓	—
	L2	10	No	10	100	✓	—
	L3	10	2 layers	14	100	—	✓
	S0	10	2 layers	14	100	✓	✓
Effect of pile diameter (Group B)	M1	8	2 layers	12	100	✓	✓
	S0	10	2 layers	14	100	✓	✓
	M2	12	2 layers	16	100	✓	✓
Effect of layers (Group C)	N1	10	1 layer	12	100	✓	✓
	S0	10	2 layers	14	100	✓	✓
	N2	10	4 layers	18	100	✓	✓