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Undrained shear behavior of silty sand with a constant state parameter considering initial stress anisotropy effect.
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Scientific Reports . 1/26/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Field observations in sedimentation and erosion-prone areas indicate that most natural sand deposits may contain a certain amount of non-plastic fines and are often under anisotropic stress conditions. A series of triaxial compression tests were performed on clean and silty sand with fines content fc ranging from 0 to 20% at an initial mean effective stress of p0′ = 100 kPa and varying consolidation conditions to understand the impact of initial stress anisotropy on undrained shear behavior. The results indicate that the state parameter ψ is a superior predictor for characterizing the responses of sand-fines mixtures compared to the global void ratio and relative density. A comparison of the behavior of clean and silty sand with a constant ψ (= − 0.03) confirms that the sample with 10% fc exhibits the strongest dilation and greatest shear resistance, irrespective of the consolidation conditions. It is also demonstrated that the initial stress anisotropy with a comparably higher static stress ratio ηs typically diminishes the shear strength of mixtures. However, the influence of initial stress anisotropy on soil stiffness is not unilateral. The sample consolidated to a negative ηs is stiffer than that under isotropic consolidation, while the presence of a positive ηs leads to a decrease in the secant Young's modulus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SPECIFIC gravity
*ANISOTROPY
*SAND
*YOUNG'S modulus
*SAND waves
*SHEAR strength
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20452322
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Scientific Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175022211
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50901-y