Predicting the reduction of embankment pressure on the surface of the soft ground reinforced by sand drain with random forest regression

The consolidation acceleration of embankment with sand drain has been studied in many researchs and standards. However, the pressure distribution on the surface of soft ground with the appearance of sand drain has not focused. Intuitively, because of the much higher stiffness of sand drain compared to this of soft soil, the stress concentration at the top of sand drain occurred along with the pressure decrease on the surface of soft ground. In...