ABSTRACT
The paper presents the results of CPTU and FVT tests carried out in soils, which filled the former brown coal excavation. In their natural state, these lands were pre-consolidated glacial till and clay. Detachment of soil from the original deposit, transport and low-energy redeposition led to the creation of multi-meter-thick non-consolidated embankments, which are now used as a construction subsoil. These embankments consolidate under their own weight, however, unlike typical geological formations, they are characterized by a decreasing influence of consolidation on the strength properties along with depth.
