COMPARISON OF FIELD VANE AND LABORATORY UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH IN SOFT SENSITIVE CLAYS
The purpose of the paper is to compare, at two different sites, the field vane strength with the undrained shear strength measured in the laboratory on intact clay specimens cut from block samples. The laboratory tests included triaxial compression, triaxial extension, and direct simple shear tests on specimens anisotropically reconsolidated to the in-situ stresses. The laboratory undrained shear strength was determined on averaged stress strain curves built from the three types of laboratory tests in order to account for strain compatibility. At both sites, the undrained shear strengths obtained by the field vane and by the laboratory tests are nearly identical. The comparison is discussed in terms of field vane correction. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 863366.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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Authors:
- Lefebvre, G
- Ladd, C C
- PARE, J-J
- Publication Date: 1988
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 233-46
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Serial:
- VANE SHEAR STRENGTH TESTING IN SOILS: FIELD AND LABORATORY STUDIES (ASTM STP 1014)
- Publisher: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Clay; Conferences; Field tests; Laboratories; Measurement; Mechanical vanes; Saturated soils; Shear strength; Strength of materials; Textbooks; Vane shear tests
- Uncontrolled Terms: Undrained soils
- ITRD Terms: 4177: Clay; 8525: Conference; 6226: In situ; 6237: Laboratory (not an organization); 6136: Measurement; 5531: Shear; 5544: Strength (mater); 8526: Textbook; 5782: Undrained soil; 6158: Vane
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00662238
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM