Vane Tests in a Norwegian Quick-Clay
Vane Tests in a Norwegian Quick-Clay
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DOI:
10.1680/geot.1950.2.1.58
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发表时间:
1950-06
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5.8
通讯作者:
J. B. Hansen
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作者:
J. B. Hansen
Synopsis In the harbour of Horten, in Norway, various geotechnical investigations have been carried out in a stratum of post-glacial silty clay about 30 metres thick. The clay has average liquid and plastic limits of 32 per cent. and 16 per cent. respectively, whereas the natural water content is somewhat greater than the liquid limit. This means that the clay is a so-called “quick-clay,” which becomes practically liquid on remoulding; it has a sensitivity of the order of 100. The relationship between shear strength and depth has been investigated by means of cone tests and quick shear tests on samples, and by vane tests in situ. The vane tests show that the shear strength remains essentially constant to a depth of about 7 metres and then increases in direct proportion to the depth, the ratio c/p being 0·18, where c denotes shear strength and p denotes effective overburden pressure. The cone tests and the quick shear tests both indicate shear strengths which agree reasonably well with the results of the v...