In Situ Assessment of Role of Surface Roughness on Interface Response
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 4
Abstract
Improved design methods that allow for more accurate prediction of interface performance are needed as the number and types of interface strength dependent geotechnical systems being used in practice continues to increase. Laboratory research performed in the past two decades has provided significant insight into interface behavior, primarily for material interfaces involving sand. With the recent development of the multisleeve friction penetrometer attachment, direct in situ measurements of interface sleeve stress can be obtained using multiple sleeves, each with a different surface roughness, in a single sounding. This paper presents the findings of extensive field investigations conducted at a sand site with the multisleeve friction penetrometer attachment to evaluate the performance of the device as well as the potential to determine the relationship between surface roughness and interface strength using in situ measurements.
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Acknowledgments
The work performed in this study has been supported by the National Science Foundation Grant No. CMS-9978630. This support is gratefully acknowledged. The assistance of Denis Saussus in data reduction, Greg Hebeler in performing field tests, and Jim Shinn, David Timian, Steve Timian, Daren Nolet, and Ken McIntosh at Applied Research Associates-Vertek with the design and fabrication of the attachment is also gratefully acknowledged.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 4 • April 2005
Pages: 498 - 511
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Sep 23, 2002
Accepted: Jul 14, 2004
Published online: Apr 1, 2005
Published in print: Apr 2005
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