About 40 million cu m sand was dredged and pumped for the construction of the new International Airport at Changi. The second runway, taxiway and high speed turnoffs are to be located on the reclaimed sand fill which had a relative density between 40% to 80%. Despite the care exercised during reclamation, the fill had entrapped fines especially below the mean sea level. In order to achieve the specified degrees ...
The second runway of the new international airport at Changi in Singapore is situated on land reclaimed by sand dredged from the sea. Soil investigation prior to the reclamation indicated that the runway is underlain by several deep channels of soft marine clay up to a depth of about 40 metres. In order to minimise the problem of uneven settlements, soil treatment was necessary for the runway and its associated ...
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