Characterization of the Solid-Fluid Transition of Fine-Grained Sediments

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Boukpeti ◽  
David White ◽  
Mark Randolph ◽  
Han Eng Low
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Strength Parameter ◽  
Shear Strain Rate ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Rate Effects

Characterization of the strength of fine-grained sediments as they evolve from an intact seabed material to a remolded debris flow is essential to adequately model submarine landslides and their impact on pipelines and other seabed infrastructure. In the current literature, two distinct approaches for modelling this material behavior have been considered. In the soil mechanics approach, fine-grained soils are characterized by the undrained shear strength, su. The critical state framework proposes a relation between su and the water content, or void ratio of the soil. In addition, rate effects and strain softening effects are described by multiplying a reference value of su by a function of the shear strain rate or the accumulated shear strain respectively. In the fluid mechanics approach, slurries of fine-grained material are characterized by a yield strength and a viscosity parameter, which describes the change in shear stress with shear strain rate. Empirical relationships have been proposed, which relate the yield strength and the viscosity to the sediment concentration. This paper demonstrates that the two modelling approaches are essentially similar, with only some formal differences. It is proposed that the strength of fine-grained sediments can be modelled in a unified way over the solid and liquid ranges. To support this unified approach, an experimental campaign has been conducted to obtain strength measurements on various clays prepared at different water content. The testing program includes fall cone tests, vane shear tests, miniature penetrometers (T-bar and ball) and viscometer tests. Rate effects and remolding effects are investigated over a wide range of water contents spanning the domains of behavior that are usually defined separately as soil and fluid. The present paper focuses on analyzing the results of fall cone, vane shear and viscometer tests. Analysis of the results shows that the variation in shear strength over the solid and liquid ranges can be described by a unique function of water content — suitably normalized — for a given soil. Furthermore, the effect of strain rate and degree of remolding can be accounted for by multiplying the basic strength parameter by appropriate functions, which are independent of the current water content.

scholarly journals Shearing Rate Effects on Research Centre for Soft Soils (Recess) Clay Using Cone Penetration Test (CPT)

2015 ◽  
Vol 773-774 ◽  
pp. 1555-1559
Author(s):  
Azranasmarazizi Ayob ◽  
Nor Azizi Yusoff ◽  
I. Bakar ◽  
Nur Abidah Azhar ◽  
Ameer Nazrin Abd Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Penetration Rate ◽  
Cone Penetration Test ◽  
Shear Strain Rate ◽  
Penetration Test ◽  
Cone Penetration ◽  
Rate Effects ◽  
Cpt Test

A wide range of industrial applications, on land and offshore, require the solution of time domain problems and an associated understanding of rate effects in clay soils. In recent decades many researchers have examined the correlation between shear strength of soils and variation of shear strain rate and it is generally accepted that the strength increases by 1-5% for each order of magnitude increase in shear strain rate. This paper discusses the effects of penetration rate on the penetration resistance (qc) by using cone penetration test (CPT) test setup. The research had been conducted at RECESS and cone penetration test were used in three selected range of rate which were 0.5 cm/s, 1cm/s and 5cm/s. In addition, Mackintosh probe testhad been considered as comparison with CPT test for the unconfined compressive strength. The result shows different penetration rate influenced the soil shear strength. For the slowest rate (0.5 cm/s), the shear strength was approximately 0.15% less compared to the standard rate (2 cm/s). However, for the highest rate (5 cm/s), the shear strength was 0.22% more than the reference rate (0.5 cm/s). In conclusion, it is suggested that the RECESS clay soil influenced by the rate effect and in agreement with previous research findings.

scholarly journals Colloidal gels under shear: Strain rate effects

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Koumakis ◽  
P. Ballesta ◽  
R. Besseling ◽  
W. C. K. Poon ◽  
J. F. Brady ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Shear Strain Rate ◽  
Colloidal Gels ◽  
Strain Rate Effects ◽  
Rate Effects

Strain Rate Effect on Out of Plane Shear Strength of Fiber Composites

2007 ◽  
Vol 345-346 ◽  
pp. 725-728
Author(s):  
Jia Lin Tsai ◽  
Jui Ching Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Strain Rate Effect ◽  
Rate Effect ◽  
Strength Analysis ◽  
Shear Strain Rate ◽  
Plane Shear ◽  
Out Of Plane

This research aims to investigate strain rate effect on the out of plane shear strength of unidirectional fiber composites. Both glass/epoxy and graphite/epoxy composites were considered in this study. To demonstrate strain rate effect, composite brick specimens were fabricated and tested to failure in the transverse direction at strain ranges from 10-4/s to 700/s. Experimental observations reveal that the main failure mechanism of the specimens is the out of plane shear failure taking place on the plane oriented around 30 to 35 degree to the loading direction. The corresponding out-of-plane shear strength was obtained from the uniaxial failure stress through Mohr-Coulomb strength analysis. In addition, the associated shear strain rate on the failure plane was calculated through the coordinate transformation law. Results show that the out-plane shear strength increases with the increment of the shear train rates. A semi-logarithmic function expressed in terms of the normalized shear strain rate was employed to describe the rate dependence of the out-plane shear strength.

High shear strain rate rheometry of polymer melts

2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 864-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Kelly ◽  
T. Gough ◽  
B. R. Whiteside ◽  
P. D. Coates
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Polymer Melts ◽  
Shear Strain Rate ◽  
High Shear

Rheology of colloids

Surfactants ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 400-424
Author(s):  
Bob Aveyard
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Shear Thickening ◽  
Rheological Behaviour ◽  
Maxwell Model ◽  
Colloidal Dispersions ◽  
Shear Strain Rate ◽  
Plastic Behaviour ◽  
Shear Thickening Fluids ◽  
External Forces

Lyophobic colloidal dispersions, aggregated surfactant systems, and polymer solutions, as well as foams and emulsions, can all be deformed by weak external forces; rheology is the study of deformation and flow of materials. Various rheological quantities arising from the response of a material to shear are defined. For liquids the stress, τ‎, applied is related to the rate of deformation, that is, the shear strain rate, γ̇. For Newtonian fluids τ‎ and γ̇ are linearly related and τ‎ / γ̇ is the viscosity, η‎. Other nonlinear relationships correspond to shear thinning and shear thickening fluids and to plastic behaviour in which there is a yield stress. Viscoelastic systems exhibit both viscous and elastic properties; such behaviour is often treated using the simple Maxwell model. Some illustrative experimentally observed rheological behaviour is presented.

scholarly journals Erebus Glacier Tongue, Mcmurdo Sound, Antarctica

1974 ◽  
Vol 13 (67) ◽  
pp. 27-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Holdsworth
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Longitudinal Strain ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Shear Strain Rate ◽  
Mcmurdo Sound ◽  
Glacier Tongue ◽  
The Past ◽  
Image Position

Examination of the past and present behaviour of the Erebus Glacier tongue over the last 60 years indicates that a major calving from the tongue appears to be imminent. Calculations of the regime of the tongue indicate that bottom melt rates may exceed 1 m a−1. By successive mapping of the ice tongue between the years 1947 and 1970, longitudinal strain-rates were determined using the change in distance between a set of 15 teeth, which are a prominent marginal feature of the tongue. Assuming a flow law for ice of the form where τ is the effective shear stress and is the effective shear strain-rate, values of the exponent n = 3 and B = 1 × 108 N m−2 are determined. These are in fair agreement with published values.

scholarly journals Deformation in the Vicinity of Ice Divides

1983 ◽  
Vol 29 (103) ◽  
pp. 357-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles F. Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Finite Elements ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Velocity Profile ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Vertical Velocity ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Numerical Calculations ◽  
Shear Strain Rate ◽  
Horizontal Shear

AbstractNumerical calculations by finite elements show that the variation of horizontal velocity with depth in the vicinity of a symmetric, isothermal, non-slipping ice ridge deforming on a flat bed is approximately consistent with prediction from laminar flow theory except in a zone within about four ice thicknesses of the divide. Within this near-divide zone horizontal shear strain-rate is less concentrated near the bottom and downward velocity is less rapid in comparison to the flanks. The profiles over depth of horizontal and vertical velocity approach being linear and parabolic respectively. Calculations for various surface elevation profiles show these velocity profile shapes are insensitive to the ice-sheet geometry.

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