STUDY OF A COLLAPSIBLE POROUS SOIL OF BRAZIL

The presence of a layer of collapsible porous soil covering the Federal District of Brazil causes several geotechnical problems in civil works such as foundations and excavations. The collapse of this soil is normally caused by external stress increases, stress state changes, inundation fluid changes and saturation degree increases. This paper presents the physico-chemical characterization of a soil profile with 10 m of depth, localized on the track of the Metro-DF. Double oedometer tests carried out using vertical and horizontal samples show that there is a certain degree of soil anisotropy for samples obtained below 5 m deep, what can be associated to the soil mineralogical variations. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 881647.

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  AA Balkema

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• Authors:
  • ARAKI, M S
  • Camapum de Carvalho, J
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNSATURATED SOILS/UNSAT '95/PARIS/FRANCE/6-8 SEPTEMBER 1995. VOLUME 1
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 17-21

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Conferences; Depth; Isotropy; Kaolinite; Minerals; Oedometers; Soils; Swelling soils
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• ITRD Terms: 8012: Brazil; 4177: Clay; 8525: Conference; 6499: Depth; 5917: Isotropic; 4189: Kaolinite; 4051: Mineral; 6168: Oedometer; 4156: Soil; 5203: Swelling (soil)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729063
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-5410-583-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 12 1996 12:00AM