Behaviour of Calcareous Soils as a Function of Particle Size

Benjamin S. Turner, Muhammad S. Hossain, Shah N. Ullah, Youngho Kim, Usha Mani

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Abstract

Calcareous soils have been identified as problematic due to the special characteristics such as higher compressibility and softening, higher strain rate dependency as well as contractancy and dilatancy depending on the particle size (along with other factors). With the aim to propose an improved soil constitutive model for capturing the behaviour of calcareous silt, an experimental program on a range of reconstituted calcareous soils is undertaken for developing and calibrating the model. This paper investigates the undrained shearing response (as measured under triaxial compression conditions) of two calcareous soils of varying silt contents. The effect of particle size on the undrained shear strength and dilative or contractive response of calcareous soils is discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022
PublisherInternational Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
Pages1448-1453
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781880653814
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 5 Jun 202210 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
ISSN (Print)1098-6189
ISSN (Electronic)1555-1792

Conference

Conference32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period5/06/2210/06/22

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