Mineral Dissolution and the Evolution of
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 8
Abstract
Adequate knowledge of the in situ state of stress can be essential to the analysis of geotechnical systems. However, the measurement and prediction of remain difficult. In particular, limited attention has been given to the evolution of during the formation history of the soil and diagenetic processes such as mineral dissolution. Experimental and numerical results show that grain mass loss due to mineral dissolution produces a pronounced horizontal stress drop under zero lateral strain conditions; the state of stress may reach the active shear failure condition and internal shear planes may develop. While horizontal stress recovery often follows upon further dissolution, marked differences in fabric are observed between the pre and postdissolution soil structures.
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Acknowledgments
Support for this research was provided by The Goizueta Foundation. The writers are grateful to the anonymous reviewers for insightful comments and suggestions.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 8 • August 2009
Pages: 1141 - 1147
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Received: May 26, 2008
Accepted: Dec 11, 2008
Published online: Jul 15, 2009
Published in print: Aug 2009
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