Soil Variability Study for Embankment Design of Port of Navegantes, Brazil

Soil variability is a complex attribute that can affect geotechnical engineering design. This paper presents the initial stage of a study into the variability of soil proprieties at the Port of Navegantes, southern Brazil. This study is based on laboratory and field tests that were done as part of the Port enlargement planning. The database consisted of SPT, Vane, soil characterization, oedometer and triaxial tests. The terrain comprises three compressible organic clay layers, separated by variable thickness sand layers. A basic statistical parameter calculation, and an initial autocorrelation study are presented using these data for each clay layer, for planes of constant elevation and depth