STRENGTH OF ONE DIMENSIONALLY CONSOLIDATED CLAYS

Ten series of undrained tests, each involving 13 tests with 13 stress paths and seven inclinations of the principal stresses, were conducted on four different one dimensionally consolidated clays. The results lead to the conclusions that there does not exist a unique relationship between water content and effective stress during shear, and that the cross anisotropy resulting from one-dimensional consolidation cannot be overlooked when studying the strength of such clays. The standard Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion is shown to be inadequate in expressing the strength of the tested clays. /ASCE/

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• Authors:
  • Saada, A S
  • Bianchini, G F
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1151-64
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: GT11
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anisotropy; Clay; Consolidation; Effective stress; Failure; Moisture content; Principal stresses; Shear strength; Soils; Strength of materials; Stresses; Undrained shear tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil consolidation; Undrained tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Anisotropy; Failure condition; Mohr-coulomb criterion; One dimensional consolidation; Principal stress; Stress path
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131539
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #11707 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM