The rheological behavior of the soft clay foundation was incorporated in the study of consolidation. A corresponding finite element program was developed and was used to simulate the consolidation for an expressway ground as a case study. Some parameters
such as the subsidence
distortion and pore water pressure etc.
were calculated and the values were found close to the measured ones. The results show that the rheological behavior should be taken into consideration in the simulation of the consolidation of soft ground.