Strength and deformation characteristics of stiff clay and its correlation to basic properties | |
| Author | Wuu, Fu Gung |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-87-21 |
| Subject(s) | Soil mechanics Shear strength of soils |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. GT-87-21 |
| Abstract | This thesis presents the results of an investigation of strength and deformation characteristics of stiff bangkok clay. Specimens from a depth of 24. 5-26. 5 m were tested under Ka -anisotropically consolidated undrained and isotropically consolidated drained conditions. Also samples were isotropically consolidated to higher pressure and subsequently were released to a certain pressure to get the same water content before shearing. The results of CKoU tests show samples fail at a lower strain for normally consolidated specimens than for overconsolidated samples. The softening is pronounced at higher consolidation pressures. The normalized pore pressure - stress ratio relationship has a linear variation with different slope values for samples having a low and high consolidation pressure respectively. The overconsolidation affects the pore pressure development and the undrained shear strength. The pore pressure -stress ratio relationship is bilinear for the normally consolidated and overconsolidated condition but with different gradient. The values of shear strength parameter c and $ are as follows: CKoU CID (CIU)ov c (t/m2) 1 5 1 0 22 1 6 20 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GT-87-21 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Rantucci, Giovanni; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Balasubramaniam, A.S. ;Noppadol Phienwej ;Kuwano, Jiro; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of The Republic of China; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |