Effect of Lime Treatment on Static Liquefaction Behavior of Sand–Bentonite Mixtures
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 11
Abstract
This research investigated the effect of lime treatment on the static liquefaction behavior of sand–bentonite (SB) mixture by conducting a series of undrained monotonic triaxial compression tests. The effects of two bentonite contents (i.e., 0% and 10%), four lime contents (i.e., 0%, 3%, 5%, and 7%), and three initial relative densities (10%, 20%, and 30%) under an effective confining stress of 150 kPa were investigated. The results showed that lime treatment is effective in improving the static liquefaction strength of the tested specimens. In addition, lime treatment changed the SB liquefaction behavior from limited liquefaction to nonflow.
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Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the use of Curtin University’s Microscopy & Microanalysis Facility, whose instrumentation has been partially funded by the University, and State and Commonwealth Governments. This manuscript is part of the first author’s Ph.D. thesis supported by Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarship (CUPS).
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30 • Issue 11 • November 2018
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Received: Sep 13, 2017
Accepted: May 15, 2018
Published online: Aug 16, 2018
Published in print: Nov 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Jan 16, 2019
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