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Jan 1973
Secondary Consolidation and Strength of a Clay
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Chih-Kang Shen, AM.ASCE, Kandiah Arulanandan, M.ASCE, and Wayne S. Smith, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 99, Issue 1
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The undrained strength and stress path of a soft marine clay subjected to different periods of secondary consolidation under isotropic stress was examined. The phenomenon of buildup of pore-water pressure has been shown to be due to the arresting of secondary compression. The effect of this phenomenon on the undrained strength and stress path was also studied. The results have been explained using the Cam-clay model. It is concluded that secondary compression would cause increase in undrained strength and stiffening of the stress-strain characteristics of bay mud, while the effect of the pore-water pressure buildup was to produce steeper undrained stress paths at small strains only.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 99 • Issue 1 • January 1973
Pages: 95 - 110
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Chih-Kang Shen, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of California, Davis, Calif.
Kandiah Arulanandan, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of California, Davis, Calif.
Wayne S. Smith, AM.ASCE
Soils Engr., Woodward-Lundgren & Assoc., Oakland, Calif.
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