Cyclic Behavior of Fine-Grained Soils at Different pH Values
Cyclic Behavior of Fine-Grained Soils at Different pH Values
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DOI:
10.1061/(asce)1090-0241(2009)135:2(271
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发表时间:
2009-02
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
I. Gratchev;K. Sassa
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作者:
I. Gratchev;K. Sassa
The effects of pH on the liquefaction susceptibility of fine-grained soils were examined by performing undrained cyclic ring-shear tests on artificial mixtures and a natural soil under different pH conditions. Solutions of diluted sulphuric acid ( H2 S O4 ) and dissolved sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were used to create acidic and alkaline environments, respectively, while distilled water was used as a reference liquid. Low plasticity kaolin and illite-sand mixtures and a medium plasticity bentonite-sand mixture were selected to investigate the influence of plasticity and clay mineralogy on the pH-dependent response of soil to cyclic loading. The results showed that the effects of pH were more pronounced for the medium plasticity mixture, and depended greatly on the mineralogy of clay fraction. For example, in an acidic medium, the kaolin-sand mixture became slightly more resistant to liquefaction while the illite-sand mixture became more susceptible to liquefaction. The bentonite-sand mixture was observed to b...