Settlement Of Soft Marine Sediments At Sydney Airport

The paper reviews the historical development of the western area of Sydney Airportand particularly the early soil investigations to determine the deformation characteristics of the soft clay which underlies the aprons and terminal. It also looks briefly at the settlement of the aprons over a 20 year period to ascertain whether the movements which are being experienced are fundamentally due to consolidation or creep. Finally, it presents some selected data on settlement and creep coefficients derived from recent testing.