PRESSUREMETER TESTS IN UNSATURATED SOILS

Geotechnical design for unsaturated soils requires an understanding of their fundamental behaviour, and, in particular, the role of suction. However, it is complicated to carry out laboratory tests that take due account of suction, and it is therefore difficult to characterise these soils from laboratory tests alone. This paper discusses a way in which pressuremeter measurements can be made and analysed to provide soil parameters appropriate to the suction existing in the site. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 883023.

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  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Schnaid, F
  • SILLS, G C
  • Consoli, N C
• Conference:
  • ADVANCES IN SITE INVESTIGATION PRACTICE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD IN LONDON ON 30-31 MARCH 1995
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 586-97

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Design; Forecasting; Instruments for measuring loads or pressure; Mathematical analysis; Measurement; Percent saturation; Pressiometric probes; Soil mechanics; Soil suction; Soils; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pressiometer; Site investigation
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 8525: Conference; 5907: Degree of saturation (mater); 9011: Design (overall design); 132: Forecast; 6136: Measurement; 6128: Pressiometer; 5722: Site investigation; 4156: Soil; 5755: Soil mechanics; 5771: Suction; 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729290
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-2513-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 12 1996 12:00AM