THE DILATANCY OF SAND UNDER A GENERAL STRESS SYSTEM

The relation between the effective stress ratio sigma (sub 1)/sigma (sub 3), and the dilatancy of sand was found experimentally from test results where the sample was subjected to a general stress varying the effective stresses sigma (sub 1), sigma (sub 2) and sigma (sub 3) in different ways. Theoretical study and the experimental results showed that the stress ratio up to its maximum value was a linear function of the dilatancy regardless of the porosity. Also, the slope of this linear relation was found to be dependent on the ratio of two of the effective principal stresses. The experimental results as well as previous results of other researchers showed that the maximum dilatancy of sands is independent of the effective intermediate principal stress. Hence, relations between the maximum effective stress sigma (sub 1)/sigma (sub 3), the maximum dilatancy and the relative porosity for different sands are postulated. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers presented during the Geomechanics-Interaction, Fourth Australia-New Zealand conference on Geomechanics, Perth, Western Australia, 14-18 May 1984, Volumes I and II.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Engineers

  11 National Circuit
  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Mesdary, M S
• Publication Date: 1984-3

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• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 563-568
• Monograph Title: GEOMECHANICS - INTERACTION. FOURTH AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE ON GEOMECHANICS, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 14-18 MAY 1984. PREPRINTS OF PAPERS. VOLUMES I AND II
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 84/2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Dilatancy; Effective stress; Mathematical models; Maximization; Porosity; Principal stresses; Sand; Stresses; Swelling soils; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maximum
• Old TRIS Terms: Principal stress
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 6473: Mathematical model; 9042: Maximum; 5938: Porosity; 4105: Sand; 5575: Stress (in material); 5203: Swelling (soil); 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392068
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85825-208-2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM