scholarly journals Stabilization of Algerian Clayey Soils with Natural Pozzolana and Lime

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khelifa Harichane ◽  
Mohamed Ghrici ◽  
Said Kenai
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Plasticity Index ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
High Plasticity ◽  
Expansive Clay ◽  
Clayey Soils ◽  
Natural Pozzolana

Cohesive soils with a high plasticity index present difficulties in construction operations because they usually contain expansive clay minerals. However, the engineering properties of soils can be improved by different techniques. The aim of this paper is to study the effect of using lime, natural pozzolana or a combination of both lime and natural pozzolana on plasticity, compaction and shear strength of two clayey soils classified as CH and CL according to the unified soil classification system (USCS). The obtained results indicated that for CH class clay soil, the plasticity index decreased significantly for samples stabilized with lime. On the other hand, for the soil classified as CL class clay, a high decrease in the plasticity index value was observed for samples stabilized with natural pozzolana compared to those stabilized with lime. Also, both the cohesion and internal friction angle in lime added samples were demonstrated to increase with time. The combination of lime and natural pozzolana exhibits a significant effect on the enhancement of both the cohesion and  internal friction angle at later stages. The lime-natural pozzolana combination appears to produce higher shear strength parameters than lime or natural pozzolana used alone.

Characterization of Shear Strength and Interface Friction of Organic Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 857 ◽  
pp. 203-211
Author(s):  
Majid Hamed ◽  
Waleed S. Sidik ◽  
Hanifi Canakci ◽  
Fatih Celik ◽  
Romel N. Georgees
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Structural Materials ◽  
Organic Soil ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Interface Friction

This study was undertaken to investigate some specific problems that limit a safe design and construction of structures on problematic soils. An experimental study was carried out to examine the influence of loading rate and moisture content on shear strength of organic soil. Influece of moisture content on interface friction between organic soil and structural materials was also attempted. A commonly used soil in Iraq was prepared at varying moisture contents of 39%, 57% and 75%. The experimental results showed that the increase in water content will decrease the shear stress and the internal friction angle. An increase of the shearing rate was found to decrease the shear stress and internal friction angle for all percetanges of water contents. Further, direct shear tests were carried out to detect the interface shear stress behavior between organic soil and structural materials. The results revealed that the increase in water content was shown to have significant negetavie effects on the interface internal friction and angle shear strength.

scholarly journals Influence of Structural Plane Microscopic Parameters on Direct Shear Strength

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhui Cheng ◽  
Weijun Yang ◽  
Dongliang He
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Direct Shear Test ◽  
Shear Test ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Direct Shear ◽  
Stiffness Ratio ◽  
Structural Plane

Structural plane is a key factor in controlling the stability of rock mass engineering. To study the influence of structural plane microscopic parameters on direct shear strength, this paper established the direct shear mechanical model of the structural plane by using the discrete element code PFC2D. From the mesoscopic perspective, the research on the direct shear test for structural plane has been conducted. The bonding strength and friction coefficient of the structural plane are investigated, and the effect of mesoscopic parameters on the shear mechanical behavior of the structural plane has been analyzed. The results show that the internal friction angle φ of the structural plane decreases with the increase of particle contact stiffness ratio. However, the change range of cohesion is small. The internal friction angle decreases first and then increases with the increase of parallel bond stiffness ratio. The influence of particle contact modulus EC on cohesion c is relatively small. The internal friction angle obtained by the direct shear test is larger than that obtained by the triaxial compression test. Parallel bond elastic modulus has a stronger impact on friction angle φ than that on cohesion c. Under the same normal stress conditions, the shear strength of the specimens increases with particle size. The shear strength of the specimen gradually decreases with the increase of the particle size ratio.

scholarly journals Experimental Study of the Composition and Structure of Granular Media in the Shear Bands Based on the HHC-Granular Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Guang-jin Wang ◽  
Xiang-yun Kong ◽  
Chun-he Yang
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Granular Media ◽  
Random Distribution ◽  
Shear Bands ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Coarse Grained Soil

The researchers cannot control the composition and structure of coarse grained soil in the indoor experiment because the granular particles of different size have the characteristics of random distribution and no sorting. Therefore, on the basis of the laboratory tests with the coarse grained soil, the HHC-Granular model, which could simulate the no sorting and random distribution of different size particles in the coarse-grained soil, was developed by use of cellular automata method. Meanwhile, the triaxial numerical simulation experiments of coarse grained soil were finished with the different composition and structure soil, and the variation of shear strength was discussed. The results showed that the internal friction angle was likely to reduce with the increasing of gravel contents in the coarse-grained soil, but the mean internal friction angle significantly increased with the increment of gravel contents. It indicated that the gravel contents of shear bands were the major factor affecting the shear strength.

scholarly journals Experimental Research on the Mechanical Behavior of Lime-Treated Soil under Different Loading Rates

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Qiang ◽  
Yulong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Loading Rate ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Treated Soil ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Lime Content

In order to study the mechanical behavior of lime-treated soil under different loading rates, a series of monotonous three-axial compression tests are carried out under different lime contents, different loading rates, and different curing periods. The test results indicate that the lime content can significantly improve the mechanical behaviors of soil, such as shear strength and elastic modulus. On the other hand, three-axial compression test of soil is carried out under the loading rate ranging from 0.1%/min to 8%/min. Experimental results indicate that the mechanical behavior of lime-treated soil is sensitive to loading rate. Besides, the corresponding relationship between internal friction angle, cohesion, lime content, and loading rate is discussed. The results indicate that the loading rate almost has no influence on internal friction angle but significant influence on lime content. Cohesion is affected by lime content and loading rate. Shear strength, elastic modulus, and cohesion all increase with the increase of loading rate. Longer curing period is associated with greater parameter value. Shear strength, elastic modulus, and internal friction angle all firstly increase and then decrease when lime content increases, which all reach the maximum at 6%.

Study on the Granular Shear Strength Parameters of Dumping Site

2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 358-361
Author(s):  
Xiang Yun Kong ◽  
Guang Jin Wang ◽  
Xiao Chao Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Shear Strength Parameters ◽  
Strength Parameters ◽  
Dumping Site ◽  
Size Grading

Apparent particle size grading is the important characteristic of super-high bench dumping site, and the critical factors with the impact of its stability and disaster prevention are the fragmentation distribution and shear strength parameters of granular. With the copper mine dumping site which had the feature of apparent particle size grading, the thesis carried out the study of on-site particle size investigation and indoor laboratory. The particle-size distribution law with the changing of dumping-site height was analyzed and quantitative relationship between the fragmentation distribution and shear strength parameters of granular was discussed. The research results indicated that coarse-grain contents and maximum grain size were increased significantly according to the decreasing of dumping-site height, which showed that the dumping-site had the feature of apparent particle size grading. The coarse particle content in the grain size composition and internal friction angle φ of shear strength parameters increased with the obvious increment of the distribution value B. The relationship between distribution value B and the internal friction angle φ could be expressed by exponential function curve.

scholarly journals Triaxial Shear Test on Hydrochloric Acid-Contaminated Clay Treated by Lime, Crushed Concrete, and Super Absorbent Polymer

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Fang Tong ◽  
Qiang Ma ◽  
Xing Hu
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Double Electric Layer ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Hydrochloric Acid Concentration ◽  
Crushed Concrete

Acid pollution weakens the bearing capacity of subgrade, and discarded concrete occupies land. The mechanical properties of hydrochloric acid-contaminated clay were investigated by triaxial consolidation undrained tests. Also, the theory of diffusion double electric layer was employed to explain the change principle of cohesion and compression characteristics of hydrochloric acid-contaminated clay. In addtion, the curing effects of lime, crushed concrete, and SAP on the shear strength of hydrochloric acid-contaminated clay were compared. The triaxial test results show that cohesion decreased with the increase of hydrochloric acid concentration. The internal friction angle firstly increased and then decreased, and the change of internal friction angle was less affected by acid concentration. The curing effect of crushed concrete was similar to that of lime, which was better than lime. SAP could only improve the cohesion of the hydrochloric acid-contaminated clay; the internal friction angle decreased significantly; the three kinds of curing materials could significantly improve the cohesion of acid-contaminated clay to be higher than the natural clay, improving the shear strength to a certain extent. Additionally, the theory analysis illustrated that due to the change in the thickness of the diffusion layer between the clay particles, the van der Waals force between the particles changed, and the colloidal formation of the micelles led to changes in cohesion. The study can provide references to the treatment of contaminated soil in engineering practice.

Experimental Research on the Characteristics of Soil Strength Freeze-Thaw Weakening in Songhua River Songpu Bank

2014 ◽  
Vol 501-504 ◽  
pp. 403-409
Author(s):  
Xue Han ◽  
Zi Long Zhao ◽  
Zi Rui Gao
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Soil Strength ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
Songhua River ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Soil Shear Strength

In order to study characteristics of soil strength freeze-thaw weakening in the Songhua River Songpu bank，basic physical parameters tests and triaxial compression tests were performed on that paragraph bank .The results showed that: after thawing the sample cohesion will drop substantially, the internal friction angle will increase greatly and soil shear strength will increase significantly; the cohesion of sample after repeated freezing and thawing will significantly decline，internal friction angle of soil will greatly increase，the soil shear strength will increase after the first freezing and thawing，with the increase in the number of freeze-thaw cycles, the soil shear strength will significantly decline. The results can provide Songhua slope stability analysis with a scientific basis.

Experimental Study on Structural Properties Influencing on Shear Strength of Soft Clay

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 2487-2490
Author(s):  
Jiang Feng Wang ◽  
Yong Le Li ◽  
Yan Bin Gao ◽  
Yong Xiang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Clayey Soil ◽  
Soft Clay ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Undisturbed Soil ◽  
Direct Shear Tests ◽  
Reconstituted Soil

The direct shear tests were conducted with undisturbed and reconstituted soft clay, then the structural influence on shear strength was studied, and the laws were got. No matter shear strength of slow shear or consolidated quick shear on undisturbed and reconstituted soil have not peak values, strength line of reconstituted soil is a slash, but the shear strength line of undisturbed soil is obviously a broken line. The internal friction angle of undisturbed and reconstituted soil is basically the same. There are good linear relationship between internal friction angle and plastic index of clayey soil. The amplitude of internal friction angle of reconstituted soil decreasing with plastic index increasing is less than that of undisturbed soil. From wf-lgp curve can be seen, with the increasing of vertical stress, water content of shear failure decrease gradually, and linear correlation of each curve is very good.

scholarly journals Improvement of the Salinized Soil Properties of Fly Ash by Freeze-Thaw Cycles: An Impact Test Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2908
Author(s):  
Zhuo Cheng ◽  
Gaohang Cui ◽  
Zheng Yang ◽  
Haohang Gang ◽  
Zening Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Unconfined Compressive Strength ◽  
Saline Soil ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Salinized Soil

To explore the mechanism of the microstructural change in salinized soil under freeze-thaw cycles and the strength characteristics of subgrade salinized soil improved by fly ash, an unconfined compressive test, a triaxial shear test, and a scanning electron microscopy test were carried out using salinized soil samples with different fly ash contents along the Suihua to Daqing expressway in China. The results showed that after several freeze-thaw cycles, the unconfined compressive strength, triaxial shear strength, cohesion, and internal friction angle of saline soil showed a decreasing trend. With an increase in the fly ash content, the internal friction angle, cohesion, unconfined compressive strength, and shear strength of the improved saline soil first increased and then decreased. When the fly ash content was 15%, the mechanical indexes, such as cohesion and the internal friction angle, reached the maximum value. Microscopic test results showed that the freeze-thaw cycle will lead to an increase in the proportion of pores and cracks, an increase in the average pore size, and a loosening of the soil structure. The addition of fly ash can fill the soil pores, improve the microstructure of the soil, increase the cohesive force of the soil particles, and improve the overall strength of the soil. Fly ash (15%) can be added to subgrade soil in the process of subgrade construction in the Suihua-Daqing expressway area to improve the shear strength and the resistance to freezing and thawing cycles. These research results are conducive to promoting the comprehensive utilization of fly ash, improving the utilization rate of resources, and promoting sustainable development, thus providing a reference for the design and construction of saline soil roadbed engineering in seasonal frozen areas and the development and construction of saline land belts in seasonal and winter areas.

scholarly journals Influence of lime stabilization on shear strength parameters of silty clay soil

2018 ◽  
pp. 143-156
Author(s):  
Marko Spasic ◽  
Nikola Zivanovic ◽  
Grozdana Gajic
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Internal Friction ◽  
Clay Soil ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Internal Friction Angle ◽  
Silty Clay ◽  
Shear Strength Parameters ◽  
Strength Parameters ◽  
Lime Stabilization ◽  
Silty Clay Soil

Lime soil stabilization is a well-known and often used method. One of the methods of landslide stability improvement is changing soil with materials that have better physical and mechanical characteristics. In most of the methods for determining slope stability, the main input data are internal friction angle and cohesion. The main objective of this paper was to find out if the sampled silty clay soil was suitable for lime stabilization, and to get the values of shear strength parameters from soil samples with and without added lime. The results showed that by increasing lime content, internal friction angle rises, while cohesion values decrease, as well as deformations, all the way to 15% of lime by mass. The changes in internal friction angle, cohesion and deformations were most noticeable between 0 and 5% of added lime. Samples that endured the largest pressures were those containing 10% of lime.

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