| Author | Abdul, Khaleque Md. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-83-20 |
| Subject(s) | Clay--Thailand--Rangsit--Testing
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillments oi the requirements for the degree of Master or Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | In this thesis, three type of in-situ tests were performed namely : Dutch Cone Penetrometer test, Field Vane
Shear test and Pressuremeter test. The Field Vane test
gives the in-situ undrained strength of soil. A Dutch Cone
test can yield cone resistance (gc.) and local friction (fs) •
The Pressuremeter test yields several parameters, namely:
horizontal earth. pressure at rest (Po) , yield pressure (Py) ,
limit pressure (pl) undrained Young's modulus (Eu ) and
undrained shear strength (Sup) • The undrained Young's
modulus (Eu) and undrained shear strength (Sup) were
obtained by the cavity expansion theory of GIBSO and
ANDERSON ( 1961 ) .
The tests were carried out in the AlT campus at four
sites. In each site, each of the three in-situ tests were
done in five location. The average in-situ soil properties
obtained were correlate. The Field Vane undrained strength
(Suv) were correlated with the cone resistance (gc) an
local friction (fs) abstained by Dutch Cone tests and found
the following relationships:
SUV = 9c /15.30 = fs/0.59 ( for weathered clay)
suv = gc / 16.4 - fs/ 0.61 ( for soft clay)
Furthermore, the Field Vane undrained strength (Suv) were corrected with the undrained shear strength (Sup) and undrained Young's modulus (Eu) derived by Pressuremeter test and establish the following relationship:
SUV = Sup/1 .2O = Eu/145 (Soft and weathered)
For staff Clay, the author was able to collate Dutch
Cone resistance (gc) and Pressuremeter soil parameters as follows:
gc = 19.4 Sup = Eu /4.5 ( for stiff clay)
The correlation obtained in this research work has been
compared and discussed in relation with the results given by
other investigators. It is recommended that the soil
parameters obtained in this study together with their
correlation factors can be used in the evaluation of design
parameters for Rangsit clay. |
| Year | 1984 |
| 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) | Bergado, Dennes T. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Balasubramaniam, A.S. ; Yamada, Yasuo |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Norway |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1984 |