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Apr 26, 2012
Wetting Induced Changes in Elastic Modulus of a Compacted Low Plasticity Clay
Authors: Wan Soo Kim, Ph.D. [email protected], and Roy H. Borden, Ph.D. [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Contemporary Topics in Ground Modification, Problem Soils, and Geo-Support
Abstract
The elastic moduli of specimens prepared under various compaction conditions were investigated for soaked specimens as well as specimens tested at as-compacted moisture contents. In this paper, the linearly increasing elastic modulus that was defined using a modulus number, K, was determined from the results of oedometer test. The ratios of modulus numbers of unsoaked and soaked specimens, KDU/KDS, were seen to vary from about 0.5 to 3. The maximum value for these ratios was observed for the specimen compacted at the lowest water content (4.7%) and high density (1.79 g/cm3).
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Contemporary Topics in Ground Modification, Problem Soils, and Geo-Support
Pages: 574 - 581
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Clays
- Compacted soils
- Continuum mechanics
- Deformation (mechanics)
- Elastic analysis
- Elasticity and Inelasticity
- Engineering mechanics
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Mechanical properties
- Plasticity
- Soil mechanics
- Soil modulus
- Soil properties
- Soil water
- Soils (by type)
- Solid mechanics
- Structural analysis
- Structural engineering
- Structural mechanics
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Geotechnical Engineer, Virginia Department of Transportation, Materials Division, 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219;. E-mail: [email protected]
Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7908, Raleigh, NC 27695-7908;. E-mail: [email protected]
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