期刊
GEOSCIENCES
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences11080302
关键词
soft soil behaviour; soft soil stabilisation; silt content; unconfined compressive strength; consolidated undrained strength; microstructure analysis
资金
- Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd.
The study focuses on the strength of reconstituted and stabilised soft soils, investigating the effects of silt content on strength and microstructure. The relationship between silt content and critical state behavior of soft soils is proposed, with varying results depending on cement content and silt saturation point.
The study of the strength of reconstituted and stabilised soft soils is very important in geotechnical engineering. The soil particles, such as clay, sand, and silt play important roles in determining the behaviour of soils. The behaviour of clay and sand particles are unique; however, the behaviour of silt particles lie in a transitional form between sand and clay. Therefore, this paper seeks to investigate (a) the effect of silt contents on the strength of soft soils; (b) the effect of silt content on the strength of cement-stabilised soft soils; and (c) the microstructure of the soft soil specimens stabilised by cement with varying particle size distribution. A series of tests consisting in consolidated, isotropic undrained (CIU) triaxial tests, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images were conducted in this study to achieve these objectives. In conclusion, the relationship between the silt content and critical state behaviour of soft soils (both clay and silt particles) are proposed. For the cement-stabilised specimens, the unconfined compressive strength increases with the increase in silt content when the cement content is 10%. However, the UCS decreases with the increase in silt content when cement content is 30%. With cement content ranging from 15-25%, the UCS increases at first with the increase of silt content but decreases once the silt content reaches a 'saturation' point.
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