Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos Ateitis, Vol 9, No 5 (2017)

Non-cohesive Soil Direct Shear Strength Affected with Hydrostatic Pressure

Tadas Tamošiūnas (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania)
Šarūnas Skuodis (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania)

Abstract


This paper presents first results of non­cohesive soil direct shear tests with hydrostatic pressure. To reach this aim, it was chosen the Baltic Sea Klaipėda sand, due to granulometry composition and particles shape. According to this, investigated Baltic Sea sand can be called Lithuanian standard sand for scientific testing. Analysis of results revealed, that when it is increased hydrostatic pressure, the shearing strength is also increasing. Comparing air­ dry sand results with fully saturated sand and affected with 100 kPa of hydrostatic pressure, the angle of internal friction increased for 21,24%. Meanwhile, the cohesion was not changing so dramatically according to hydrostatic pressure change. Obtained results allows to proceed this research work more detailed with different loading types, testing procedures and hydrostatic pressures.

Article in: Lithuanian

Article published: 2017-12-27

Keyword(s): direct shear test; constant stress; shearing strength; hydrostatic pressure; angle of internal friction; cohession; sand.

DOI: 10.3846/mla.2017.1078

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