Effects of Salinity on the Consistency and Compressibility of Dredged Marine Clay

With the recent growth in coastal development, dredged clay has been increasingly used as a core reclamation material. However, marine clay may exhibit a consolidation behavior distinct from that of terrestrial clay owing to pore water salinity. In particular, salinity variations induced by environmental factors such as groundwater level fluctuations or seawater leaching can alter the compressibility and settlement behavior of clay deposits, thereby increasing uncertainty in settlement predictio