Since marine clay was the cause of the Nicoll Highway collapse years previous, the construction team removed all the marine clay to ensure the stability of Marina Barrage.
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Since marine clay was the cause of the Nicoll Highway collapse years previous, the construction team removed all the marine clay to ensure the stability of Marina Barrage.
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"Package B of the expressway is mostly constructed on marine clay which needs prior treatment to prevent the expressway from sinking in the long run, " he said.
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The ?D values vs . 0 SMOW for Hydrogen minerals found in mantle, Metamorphic rock, shales, marine clays, marine carbonates and sedimentary rocks are shown in the table.
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At this point, there was only the formation of very strong marine clay, which is found all over the world and highly stable, but with its own unique geotechnical problems.
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Due to the changes in climatic conditions on the construction site, the pavement constructed on the marine clay ( as subgrade ) will have less durability and requires lot of maintenance cost.
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The banks of the Champlain River are composed of marine clays, a variety that is very unstable compared to other types of clay, favoring landslides when water accumulates in the clay soil.