Influence of soil moisture on the deformation properties of soil-crushed stone samples during compression

Introduction. The purpose of the article is to determine the dependence of the influence of soil moisture and the content of crushed stone in a soil-crushed stone sample on the secant modulus of deformation under uniaxial compression. The need for such a mathematical model is necessary in order to introduce correction factors to the values of the stamped deformation moduli of the gravel layer calculated from test data delivered at other soil moisture conditions, e.g. for flume or road tests during a non-calculated period of the year.Materials and methods. Cylindrical samples with a height of 20 cm and a diameter of 10 cm were made to perform tests using a large standard sealing device. The content of crushed stone of a mixture of fractions of 5-10 and 10-20 mm varied in the samples. The methods of saturation of samples with water and their testing by uniaxial compression are given. The rules for processing the experimental results are described, which include: correction of the initial part of the graphical dependence of deformation from pressure and statistical processing of the results. The analysis of methods for calculating the deformation modulus, which are classified into three types, is performed: secant module, tangent module and piecewise linear module. Based on this analysis, a method for calculating the deformation modulus of a soil-crushed stone sample under uniaxial compression is justified.Results. The results of experimental determination of the deformation characteristics of soil-crushed stone samples under uniaxial compression are presented. A mathematical model of the dependence of the deformation modulus of a soil-crushed stone sample from the soil moisture and the content of crushed stone used in the soil-crushed stone mixture is obtained.Discussion and conclusions. Recommendations are given on the application of the research results for the development of an album of standard constructions of road pavement of the lowest type in the districts of the Omsk region.