ABSTRACT
According to a research project, an embankment from A10 Motorway, in Portugal, built with marls was instrumented during its construction. The vertical displacements and the changes in the water content were recorded. Suction profile in depth was estimated through the measurement of the water content. During the construction of the embankment, readings show that the suction distribution in depth tends to a single value. CODE_BRIGHT was used to reproduce in situ readings during the construction. Experimental data from an extensive set of tests performed on samples of compacted material and realistic climate actions were used in the model. For the mechanical behaviour of the compacted marls the Barcelona Basic Model was adopted. The results from the simulation reproduce quite well the values measured in the embankment.
