Engineering Geology of Norwegian Normally-Consolidated Marine Clays as Related to Settlements of Buildings

Synopsis The Paper gives a review of the various geological processes which can take place with time in the Norwegian normally-consolidated marine clays, and which will lead to changes of the geotechnical properties. Most attention is paid to changes in compressibility and the effects of the various processes discussed are illustrated by a collection of records of settlement of buildings in Drammen, a town located 40 km south-west of Oslo. The...