Fig. 1. Predicted long-term settlement at design phase (Data obtained from Pusan Newport Company, 1999)
Fig. 2. Soil profile and geotechnical properties (Chung et al., 2009)
Fig. 3. Location of field monitoring and traffic survey
Fig. 4. Monitored settlement versus t plots
Fig. 5. Long-term settlement versus t plots from hyperbolic function
Fig. 6. t/s vs. t plots
Fig. 7. Effect of traffic induced load on long-term settlement
Fig. 8. U versus time plots from hyperbolic function
Table 1. Coefficients and final settlement obtained from hyperbolic method
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