Phát Triển Giao Thức Đánh Giá Tính Chất Đất Không Bão Hòa Trong Nghiên Cứu Tiến Sĩ

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Arizona State University

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Geotechnical Engineering

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Ẩn danh

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thesis

2006

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50.000 VNĐ

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1. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIƠN

2. CHAPTER 2: HIERARCHICAL APPROACH TO UNSATURATED SOIL

2.1. Unsaturated soil property functions

2.2. Assessment of unsaturated soil property functions

2.3. Level con

3. CHAPTER 3: SHEAR STRENGTH AND VOLUME CHANGE OF UNSATURATED

3.1. Shear strength equations for saturated and unsaturated soils

3.2. Models for the shear strength prediction

3.3. Models for the shear strength prediction using SWCC

3.4. Shear strength prediction based on empirical models

3.5. Historical review on the volume change measurements and negative pore water pressure on unsaturated soils

4. CHAPTER 4: EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM, EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES

4.1. Soil water characteristic curve testing

4.1.1. Pressure plate apparatus

4.1.2. Temperature testing

4.1.3. Testing of the specimen

4.2. Traditional systems

4.2.1. Pore water control measurement

4.2.2. Pore air control measurement

4.2.3. De-airing the high air entry stone

4.2.4. Compaction of the specimen

4.2.5. Setting up the sample in the system

4.3. Shearing of specimen

4.4. Advanced triaxial systems

4.4.1. Triaxial system and modifications

4.4.2. Modified triaxial cell

4.4.3. Total volume change corrections

4.4.4. Pore-water control system

4.4.5. Pore air control system

4.4.6. Volume change measurement system

4.4.7. Electronic software and hardware

4.5. Testing procedure for advanced triaxial systems

4.5.1. Preparation of specimen for saturated and unsaturated

4.5.2. De-airing of the system and saturation of the high air entry ceramic

4.5.3. Compaction of specimen outside of the triaxial

4.6. Suction control testing specimen

4.6.1. Pre-equilibrated sample or suction adjustment

4.6.2. Specimen compacted at a desired water content which corresponds to a desired matric suction value

4.7. Assembling and filling the pressure cell

4.8. Isotropic consolidation state

4.8.1. Specimens tested under suction control

4.8.2. Pre-equilibrated specimens

4.8.3. Specimen compacted at a desired water content which corresponds to a desired matric suction value

4.9. Reliability of the results

5. CHAPTER 5: DESCRIPTION OF TEST SOILS

5.1. Index properties

6. CHAPTER 6: SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE TESTING

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Initial observations when performing SWCC testing

6.2.1. Evaluation of moisture content losses during direct water content determination and impact on degree of saturation

6.2.2. Evaluation of leaks from the SWCC system

6.2.3. Temperature control during SWCC testing

6.2.4. Recommendation for correction to SWCC

6.3. Other important aspects for determination of soil water characteristic curves

6.3.1. Correction of the soil water characteristic curve for 100% saturation

6.3.2. Measurement of matric suction at very low values

6.3.3. Importance of matching ceramic stone to suction range/soil type

6.3.4. Diffused air through the high air entry ceramic stones during SWCC

6.3.5. Effect of overburden pressure on the SWCC

6.3.6. Shrinkage during suction application

6.3.7. Effect of contact between the specimen and ceramic stone

6.3.8. Final soil water characteristics

6.3.9. Correlation of air entry value with basic soil properties

7. CHAPTER 7: TRIAXIAL TESTING, SATURATED AND UNSATURATED SHEAR

7.1. Sensitivity of the $° at low matric suction

7.2. Unsaturated shear strength (Traditional triaxial system) - ASU east soil

7.3. Unsaturated shear strength (Advanced triaxial system) - ASU east soil

7.4. Price Club soil (CL-ML)

7.5. Sheely soil results

7.5.1. Unsaturated testing

7.5.2. Volume change measurements

7.5.2.1. Calibration of the double walled cell
7.5.2.2. Volume change measurements for ASU east soil (SM)
7.5.2.3. Price Club soil - Volume change measurements
7.5.2.4. Sheely soil - Volume change measurements
7.5.2.5. Comparison of suction control procedure, pre-equilibrated procedure and specimen compacted at a desired water content/suction value

8. CHAPTER 8: MODEL FOR THE PREDICTION OF ð? VALUE

8.1. Hyperbolic fit to the ©” versus (Wg-Uw) curves

8.2. Published literature on shear strength for unsaturated soils

8.3. Data from literature and placed into hyperbolic

9. CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

9.1. Conclusions with respect to soil water characteristic curve testing

9.2. Unsaturated triaxial testing conclusions

APPENDIX A: OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE ADVANCED TRIAXIAL SYSTEMS