Study on Assessing Method of Stress History of Marine Soft Clay

The vane shear test (VST) is comprehensively analyzed by means of empirical method, which on soft ground of one offshore foundation engineering project in Jiangsu province of China. The methods of judgment of soil stress history are summarized. Based on the shear strength of soft clay, consolidation state of the soft clay is obtained. The conclusion shows that it belongs to slight over-consolidation state. In the meantime, the two evaluation methods are comparatively analyzed. In the depth more than 5 m, the curves of over consolidation ratio (OCR) of two methods show a good consistency. The methods and applications can provide useful reference for engineers.