Experimental Evaluation of Engineering Behavior of Soft Bangkok Clay under Elevated Temperature
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 132, Issue 7
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a systematic well designed experimental investigation carried out to study the engineering properties of the soft Bangkok clay heated up to from room temperature . Details of modified oedometer and triaxial test apparatus that can handle temperatures up to are also presented. In the range of temperatures investigated, soft Bangkok clay exhibited temperature induced volume changes that depend mainly on the stress history, reduction in the conventional elastic zone, stiffening, and increased hydraulic permeability with increasing temperature as well as apparent overconsolidation state after subjecting the normally consolidated specimen to heating/cooling cycle. The results of this study provide additional data that can enhance the understanding of the thermohydromechanical behavior concepts of saturated clays.
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Acknowledgments
The writers wish to thank the anonymous reviewers, whose comments and suggestions have significantly improved the quality of the paper. Their valuable suggestions have improved the style of presentation, sequence of presentation and interpretation of results.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 7 • July 2006
Pages: 902 - 910
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Received: Jul 20, 2004
Accepted: Feb 2, 2006
Published online: Jul 1, 2006
Published in print: Jul 2006
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