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Anisotropic Strength Characteristics of Composite Soil Specimen Under Cubical Triaxial Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

H.-D. Lin  and
W.-C. Chen
H.-D. Lin*
Affiliation:
Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, R.O.C.
W.-C. Chen*
Affiliation:
Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, R.O.C.
*
*Professor
**Former graduate student
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Abstract

This paper provides 41 cubical triaxial test results to examine the influence of the stress path angle and the improvement ratio on the anisotropic strength of the composite soil specimens consisting of remolded soft clay and grout columns. Pictures of failed samples shown in this paper are especially enlightening in demonstrating failure mechanisms. Results from this study can be summarized as follows. The composite soil specimens exhibited different failure patterns depending on the stress path angle, axial compression failure for 0°, 30° and 60°; lateral compression for 120° and 150°; and axial extension for 90° and 180°. Consistently, diagonal shear cracks through the grout column were observed for axial compression failure samples. On the other hand, tension cracks were observed for samples which failed due to lateral compression and axial extension. The composite soil specimens exhibited apparent anisotropic behavior. In general, the anisotropic strength ratio increased with the improvement ratio. The equivalent strength formula commonly used in practice may give erroneous results, especially when the stress paths are those of tension failure. In such a case, the anisotropic strength ratio suggested in this paper can significantly improve its accuracy.

Keywords

ClayShear strengthStress pathGroutingAnisotropy.
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , March 2007 , pp. 41 - 50
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2007

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