STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIPS FROM DRAINED SELF-BORING PRESSUREMETER TESTS IN SANDS

A simple numerical method to obtain the complete stress and strain paths during a drained self-boring pressuremeter test in sand is presented. Plane strain conditions and a material behavior according Rowe's (1962, 1972) dilatancy theory are assumed. The proposed method has been evaluated using a large number of self-boring pressuremeter tests in Ticino sand, performed in a calibration chamber. The comparison between the calculated values of peak shear resistance and the results obtained from conventional laboratory triaxial tests shows good agreement.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Manassero, M
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 293-307
• Serial:
  • GEOTECHNIQUE
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0016-8505

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deformation curve; Pressure gages; Sand; Shear strength; Testing; Triaxial shear tests
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486384
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM