THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE AND THE UNSATURATED SHEAR STRENGTH OF A COMPACTED GLACIAL TILL

The engineering behavioral change from one specimen to another will vary due to differences in soil structure or aggregation. The shear strength of an unsaturated soil and the soil-water characteristic curve are dependent on soil structure or the aggregation, which in turn is dependent on the "initial" water content and the method of compaction. The laboratory preparation of specimens must, therefore, closely represent the physical conditions and the stress state conditions likely to occur in the field if a proper assessment of the shear strength parameters is to be achieved. This paper is primarily concerned with the study of the relationship between the shear strength of an unsaturated soil and its soil-water characteristic curve.

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• Authors:
  • VANAPALLI, S K
  • FREDLUND, D G
  • PUFAHL, D E
• Publication Date: 1996-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 259-268
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 3
  • 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: Shear strength; Soil structure; Soil suction; Soil water; Soils; Unsaturated soils
• Old TRIS Terms: Shear strength of soils
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00726876
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 23 1996 12:00AM