Temperature Effects on Suction Measurement Using the Filter Paper Technique

This paper presents the results of an experimental study of thermal effects on filter paper calibration curves used to obtain the soil suction. When the temperature is significantly different from ambient values, it is essential to consider the influence of temperature on the filter paper calibration curves to obtain a reliable soil suction measurement. The calibration curve of Whatman No. 42 filter paper was determined at 10°C, 25°C, and 50°C using the vapor equilibrium technique with sodium chloride solutions at different concentrations and the axis translation technique. The experimental results showed a major influence of temperature on the filter paper calibration curves. Using the obtained experimental data a calibration equation was proposed, taking into account the effect of temperature. The obtained calibration curves were then used to determine the soil water retention curve of kaolin clay, which showed lower retention capacity at higher temperatures.

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  https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ103575
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  • © ASTM International 2012. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or copied, in whole or in part, in any printed, mechanical, electronic, film, or other distribution and storage media, without the written consent of the publisher.
• Authors:
  • Haghighi, Ali
  • Medero, Gabriela M
  • Marinho, Fernando A. M
  • Mercier, Baptiste
  • Woodward, Peter K
• Publication Date: 2012-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 83-90
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 0149-6115
  • EISSN: 1945-7545
  • Serial URL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/geotechnical-testing-journal.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Kaolin; Moisture content; Soil suction; Soil tests; Soil water; Temperature
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01485320
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 1 2013 7:53AM