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    CE 240 Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Compressibility of Soil III (Das, Ch. 10)

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    This document summarizes key concepts from a soil mechanics lecture on compressibility of soil, including: 1) Equations for calculating vertical stress caused by vertical and horizontal line loads. 2) An overview of a one-dimensional consolidation test, including determining the preconsolidation stress, compression index, recompression index, and coefficient of consolidation from test results. 3) Descriptions of normally consolidated and overconsolidated clays, and how their void ratio-pressure relationships are affected by the maximum effective stress previously experienced and the effects of disturbance during sampling.

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    CE 240

    Soil Mechanics & Foundations


    Lecture 9.3

    Compressibility of Soil III


    (Das, Ch. 10)

    Vertical stress caused by a vertical line load

    2qv z
    z =
    2
    2 2
    (x + z )
    Vertical stress caused by a horizontal line load

    2qh xz
    z =
    2
    2 2
    (x + z )

    Solving Problem 9.12

    2qv z
    z =
    2
    2 2
    (x + z )

    Solving Problem 9.12

    2qh xz
    z =
    2
    2 2
    (x + z )

    Class Outline

    One-dimensional consolidation test


    review
    Clays: normally consolidated and
    over-consolidated
    Effect of disturbance on void ratiopressure relationship

    1- D Consolidation Test
    The main purpose of consolidation tests is to
    obtain soil data which is used in predicting the
    rate and amount of settlement of structures
    founded on clay.
    The four most important soil properties found by
    a consolidation test are:
    The pre-consolidation stress, p, This is the
    maximum stress that the soil has felt in the past.
    The compression index, Cc , which indicates the
    compressibility of a normally-consolidated soil.
    The recompression index, Cr , which indicates the
    compressibility of an over-consolidated soil.
    The coefficient of consolidation, cv , which indicates
    the rate of compression under a load increment.

    Laboratory Consolidation Test

    Laboratory Consolidation Test


    v

    1 Place sample in ring


    2 Apply load
    3 Measure height change
    4 Repeat for new load

    Confining
    stress

    Vv

    Voids

    Vs

    Solids
    Before

    Vv

    V
    Voids

    Vs

    Solids
    After

    Test Results
    Cr
    B

    Cc

    Clays: normally consolidated and overconsolidated


    During the geological history, clays at depth
    might experience higher overburden
    pressure p (so that also higher effective
    overburden pressure p) than the present
    overburden (p=Z). For example, erosion of
    the surface soil layers can make a clay layer
    become shallower and closer to the surface.

    When the effective pressure applied is less


    than the maximum effective overburden
    pressure in the field, a small amount of
    elastic pressure will occur.
    When the effective pressure applied is
    greater than the maximum effective
    overburden pressure in the field, the change
    in void ratio is much larger and make the elog curve is practically linear and steep.

    In the initial phase,


    relatively great change
    in pressure only results
    in less change in void
    ratio e. The reason is
    part of the pressure got
    to compensate the
    (elastic) expansion (of
    the solid particles) when
    the soil specimen was
    sampled. In the following
    phase e changes at a
    great rate.

    load

    unload
    reload

    This phenomenon can


    be verified by the loadunload-reload process
    in lab consolidation
    experiment.
    In the unload portion,
    Segment cd contains
    the elastic deformation,
    and Segment da is the
    part that cannot be
    recovered so that is the
    plastic part of the
    deformation.

    1, find a where the radius of curvature is


    minimum;
    2, draw horizontal line ab;
    3, draw the tangent line ac;
    4, draw the bisector line ad;
    5, project the straight line gh back to ad
    and the point location is f;
    6 the horizontal axis location of f is the
    preconsolidation pressure c;

    Effect of disturbance on void


    ratio-pressure relationship

    4
    1
    3

    1, max

    2, field value

    4 (parallel to segment 3)

    The field consolidation


    plot will take a path
    hjk, the recompression
    path in the field is hj,
    which is parallel to the
    rebound curve.

    Reading Assignment:
    Das, Ch. 10

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