PLANE STRAIN TESTS ON A SATURATED REMOLDED CLAY

Specimens of saturated, remolded clay were K (sub o) consolidated and subsequently sheared under undrained plane strain conditions. The angle of shearing resistance and the ratio betweeen the undrained shearing strength and the maximum effective consolidation pressure was found to be slightly higher under plane strain conditions than the respective values obtained from corresponding standard triaxial tests. The results of both types of test suggest that the pore water pressure is controlled by the octrahedral stresses; the magnitude of the intermediate principal stress under plane strain conditions is considerably less than one-half the sum of the other two principal stresses.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Henkel, D J
  • Wade, N H
• Publication Date: 1966-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: p. 67-80
• Serial:
  • Journal of Soil Mechanics & Foundations Div
  • Volume: 92
  • Issue Number: SM6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Mechanical strain; Pore water pressures; Remolded clay soils; Saturated soils; Shear strength; Shear stress; Testing; Triaxial shear tests; Undrained strength
• Uncontrolled Terms: Plane strain
• Old TRIS Terms: Octhadral shear stress; Remolded clays; Undrained properties
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095458
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #4970 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1975 12:00AM