Consolidation of clays compacted ‘dry’ and ‘wet’ of optimum water content
Consolidation of clays compacted ‘dry’ and ‘wet’ of optimum water content
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DOI:
10.1680/geot.1974.24.4.605
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发表时间:
1974-12
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5.8
通讯作者:
L. Barden
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作者:
L. Barden
An experimental investigation of the consolidation process in clays ccmpacted ‘dry’ and ‘wet’ of optimum water content has led to the following findings. ‘Dry’ of optimum water content the air voids are continuous, resulting in rapid dissipation of pore-air pressures; hence there is no consolidation in the classical sense and the entire compression-time behaviour can be represented in terms of a simple rheological model. The settlement problem in this state is associated with collapse on wetting. ‘Wet’ of optimum, with occluded air voids, there is the likelihood of high pore-water pressures and consolidation is a major engineering problem. It is seen that Terzaghi theory is generally as relevant as any of the more complex theories attempting to take proper account of the effect of the occluded air. However, the relevance of Terzaghi theory decreases as the transition is approached in the region of optimum water content. The existence of a separate transition process cannot be dismissed, particularly in th...