BASIC BEHAVIOR OF SCANDINAVIAN SOFT CLAYS

The purpose of the present report is to make clear what factors determine strengths and deformations of soft clays. In the report is shown how stress-history and deformation characteristics affect the strengths that can be mobilized. A hypothesis for undrained shear strength and anisotropy is presented and compared with experimental results. Results from a comprehensive series of undrained creep tests are presented and analysed. The reduction of undrained shear strength in long-term conditions is analysed. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish Geotechnical Institute

  Banergaten 16
  S-115-26 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • LARSSON, R
• Conference:
  • Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 108 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anisotropy (Physics); Creep tests; Deformation; Soft clays; Strength of materials; Stresses; Undrained shear strength
• Old TRIS Terms: Anisotropy
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173937
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Report No. 4 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM