Void Ratio of Noncohesive Soils and Similar Materials
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 118, Issue 9
Abstract
A new approach to the topic of numerical description of void characteristics of noncohesive soils and similar granular materials is presented. Based upon a simple stochastic model of the void structure and void sizes, theoretical equations are derived by means of which the void ratio of a soil can be calculated from its grain‐size distribution. The calculations also give information about type of grain structure, and the grain size that separates fixed grains and possible loose grains is determined. The equations also consider grain shape, degree of densification, and size of compaction container. Results of numerous laboratory compaction tests on uniform to broadly graded sand, gravel, and crushed‐rock materials confirm the general forms of the derived equations and are the basis for evaluation of certain parameters. In a companion paper, the theory is extended to hydraulic conductivity (and, in a forthcoming paper, to filter performances).
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
Åberg, B. (1978). “A theory for calculation of the void ratio of noncohesive soils and similar materials.” Hydr. Engrg. Studies dedicated to Professor Erling Reinius; Bulletin No. TRITA‐VBI‐97, Hydr. Lab., Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm, Sweden, 25–46.
2.
Åberg, B. (1992). “Hydraulic conductivity of noncohesive soils.” J. Geotech. Engrg., ASCE, 118(9), 1335–1347.
3.
Dudgeon, C. D. (1967). “Wall effects in permeameters.” J. Hydr. Div., ASCE, 93(5), 137–148.
4.
Gray, W. A., (1968). The packing of solid particles. Chapman and Hall Ltd., London, England.
5.
Herdan, G. (1960). Small particle statistics. Butterworths, London, England.
6.
Heywood, H. (1947). “The scope of particle size analysis and standardization.” Symp. on Particle Size Analysis. Inst. Chemical Engrs., Road and Building Materials Group, London, England, 14–24.
7.
Heywood, H. (1954). “Particle shape coefficients.” J. Imperial Coll. Chemical Society, London, England, 8, 25–33.
8.
Matern, N., and Odemark, N. (1944). “Undersökningar rörande konsistens hos betong (Investigations as to the consistency of concrete mixtures)” (in Swedish with summary in English). Statens Väginstitut, Meddelande 68, Stockholm, Sweden.
9.
Scheidegger, A. E. (1974). The physics of flow through porous media. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada.
10.
Taylor, D. W. (1948). Fundamentals of soil mechanics. John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y
11.
Tomkeieff, S. I. (1945). “Linear intercepts, areas and volumes.” Nature, 155(Jan.), 24.
12.
Wise, M. E. (1952). “Dense random packing of unequal spheres.” Philips Res. Report, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 7, 321–343.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 118 • Issue 9 • September 1992
Pages: 1315 - 1334
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 ASCE.
History
Published online: Sep 1, 1992
Published in print: Sep 1992
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.