Unsaturated Soils, Two Volume Set: Experimental Studies in Unsaturated Soils and Expansive Soils (Vol. 1) & Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics (Vol. 2)

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by  Olivier Buzzi (Editor), S. Fityus (Editor), D. Sheng (Editor)

UNSATURATEDSOILS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4TH ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON UNSATURATED SOILS,
NEWCASTLE,AUSTRALIA,23–25NOVEMBER2009
Unsaturated Soils
Experimental Studies in Unsaturated Soils
and Expansive Soils
Editors
O. Buzzi, S. Fityus & D. Sheng
CentreforGeotechnicalandMaterialsModelling,UniversityofNewcastle,
Callaghan,NSW,Australia
SponsoredbythePriorityResearchCentreforGeotechnicalandMaterialsModelling
andbytheFacultyofEngineeringandBuiltEnvironmentoftheUniversityofNewcastle.
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Table of contents
Preface XIII
Organizationandcommittees XV
ExperimentalStudiesinUnsaturatedSoilsandExpansiveSoils
Mechanicalcharacterization
Unconfinedcompressivestrengthsofunsaturatedsoilpreparedfromslurry 3
M.Shimizu&K.Kageyama
Volumechangeofslurry-consolidatedexpansiveclayundersuctioncontrolledtriaxial
testingconditions 9
MuawiaA.Dafalla&MoslehA.Al-Shamrani
Effectsofmatricsuctionandloadingrateonthestiffness-strainbehaviourofkaolin 15
T.T.Nyunt,E.C.Leong&H.Rahardjo
Onthepreparationofsoilsampleswithvariabledegreesofbonding 21
M.A.Hezmi,S.J.Wheeler&D.Gallipoli
Theeffectsofanisotropyonthemechanicalbehaviourofunsaturatedkaolin 27
V.Sivakumar,J.L.Brown,J.A.Black&D.Glynn
SmallstrainbehaviorofunsaturatedplasticmaterialinsuctioncontrolRCTStest 33
M.Biglari,A.d’Onofrio,C.Mancuso,A.Shafiee&M.K.Jafari
One-dimensionalcompressionbehaviorofunsaturatedShirasu 39
R.Shiraishi,Y.Takemura,E.C.Leong,K.Tateyama&R.Kitamura
Influenceofmicrostructuresonthemechanicalpropertiesofunsaturatedclays 45
N.Kochmanová&H.Tanaka
Characterisation,mechanicalandmicrostructuralbehaviourofanunsaturatedsilt 51
G.McCloskey,M.Sánchez&E.Romero
Mechanicalpropertiesofmethanehydrate-bearingsandanditsdeformationduring
dissociationofmethanehydrate 57
M.Hyodo,Y.Nakata,N.Yoshimoto,J.Yoneda&R.P.Orense
Cyclicloading
Cyclicbehaviourofunsaturatedsiltinsuction-controlledsimpleshearapparatus 65
K.B.Chin,E.C.Leong&H.Rahardjo
Performanceofclayfillunderrepeatedloading 71
P.Cairns,V.Sivakumar&R.Thom
Measurementofvolumeresponseofunsaturatedsoilsincyclictriaxialtesting 77
D.Hu,S.R.Lo,N.Khalili,S.Kacavenda&C.Patel
Structuralchangesofcompactedmarlssubjectedtosuctioncycles 83
R.Cardoso&E.E.Alonso
V
Onthevolumetricresponseofacompactedclaysubjectedtowettinganddryingcycles 89
A.Ferrari,C.AiròFarulla&E.Romero
Shearstrengthandshearstiffness
Studyondynamicstructuralcharacteristicsofunsaturatedloessindifferentregions 97
Y.Luo,Z.Wang&Y.Yang
Effectsofsuctiononelasticshearmodulusforunsaturatedsoil 103
S.Kawajiri,S.Kato,S.Shibuya&T.Kawaguchi
Evaluationofapparentcohesionofanunsaturatedsoil 109
T.Nishimura,H.Toyota&J.Koseki
Strengthbehaviorofundisturbedvolcaniccohesivesoilunderunsaturatedconditions 115
Y.Kiyohara,M.Kazama&R.Uzuoka
Comparisonbetweenthemeasuredandpredictedshearstrengthbehaviouroffour
unsaturatedsands 121
S.K.Vanapalli&F.Lacasse
Shearstrengthofunsaturatedsandunderplanestrainconditions 129
J.Alabdullah,Y.Lins&T.Schanz
Applicationofsuctionstresstoshearstrengthindirectsheartest
forunsaturatedsoilunderlowconfiningpressure 135
B.S.Kim,S.Shibuya&S.Kato
Theinfluenceofdryingonthesmallstrainshearmodulus
forstaticcompactedBoomclay 141
V.Merchán,J.Vaunat&E.Romero
Thermaleffects
Influenceofheatingandwater-exposureonliquidlimitofGMZ01andMX80bentonite 149
Y.-M.Liu
Effectoftemperaturechangingduringcuringperiodsonstrengthgainoflimetreatedsoil 153
A.A.Nasrizar,M.Muttharam&K.Ilamparuthi
Influenceoffreeze-thawactiononsoilwatercharacteristicsofcrushablevolcanic
coarse-grainedsoil 159
T.Ishikawa,K.Ito&S.Miura
Developmentofexperimentalmethods
Acalibrationchamberforunsaturatedsoils 167
M.Pournaghiazar,A.Russell&N.Khalili
Developmentofmethodtomeasuredegreeofsaturationofvarioussandymodelgrounds
byimageanalysis 173
N.Yoshimoto,K.Nishio,Y.Nakata,M.Hyodo&R.P.Orense
Developmentoftriaxialapparatusforpermeabilitytestofunsaturatedsoilusingpressure
membranemethod 179
T.Tokoro,T.Ishikawa&S.Miura
Variationsinmid-planeporewaterpressureandanisotropicshearstiffnessduringsuction
equalization 185
J.Xu&C.W.W.Ng
PerformanceofModifiedVolumetricPressurePlate 191
KunSunYoo&H.Rahardjo
VI
Soilwatercharacteristiccurveandsuctionmeasurement
Experimentalstudyofthesoil-watercharacteristicsofadecomposedsoilusing
therelativehumidity(RH)controltechnique 199
A.K.Leung&C.W.W.Ng
UseofCO gastoimprovesaturationofHighCapacityTensiometer(HCT) 205
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A.S.Acikel&C.Mancuso
Issuesforcalibrationofthermaldissipationsensorsformeasuringmatricsuction 209
A.Sawangsuriya,C.H.Benson&X.Wang
Evaluationoffilterpapercalibrationsforlaboratoryestimatingofsoilsuctions 215
K.V.Bicalho,G.W.Nunes,F.A.M.Marinho,J.-M.Fleureau,A.GomesCorreia&S.Ferreira
Directmeasurementoftherelationshipsbetweentotalsoilsuction,freestrain
andmoisturecontent 221
N.S.Beal
LaboratoryversusfieldSWCCdata 227
D.J.Williams
UseofSWCCstodescribethedewateringofproductcoal 233
D.J.Williams
Mainfactorsaffectingsoil-watercharacteristiccurve 239
D.A.Sun&J.Li
Soilwatercharacteristiccurveandconsolidationoffinegrainedsoils 243
Y.Al-Badran&T.Schanz
SWCCsandpermeabilityfunctionsforcoarse-grainedsoils 251
L.M.Zhang,X.Li&D.G.Fredlund
SoilwatercharacteristiccurvesofexpansiveclaysofChennai 257
K.Premalatha&Pa.Suriya
Soil-waterretentioncurvesofsomesiltysoilsandtheirrelationstofabrics 263
A.Jotisankasa,H.Vathananukij&M.R.Coop
Experiencesgainedusingvariousaxistranslationtechniqueapparatustodetermine
soilwaterretentioncurve 269
X.Zhang,M.Mavroulidou,M.J.Gunn&Z.Cabarkapa
Fieldtestingandslopestability
Fieldmeasurementsandtheirnumericalsimulationsforinfiltrationandevaporation
behaviourinunsaturatedsoil 277
S.Widiastuti,Y.Matsuzaki,R.Kitamura&Y.Miyamoto
Conductivitytestonfissuresdevelopmentinunsaturatedexpansivesoil 283
L.Chen,Y.K.Gong,Y.Liang&M.J.Gao
Aninsituinvestigationoftheswell-shrinkagebehaviourofclayeysoils 289
M.Chrétien&R.Fabre
Treewateruse,soilsuctionsandreferenceevapotranspirationinasemi-aridclimate 295
D.A.Cameron&K.G.Mills
Insitumeasurementofthesoilmoisturecontentprofileatadecomposedgranitecut-slope 301
A.Tohari&M.Nishigaki
Seismicresponseofpartiallysaturatedslopes 307
R.P.Orense,N.Yoshimoto&M.Hyodo
Rainfallinfiltrationincrackedsoilanditseffectonslopestabilityanalysis 313
H.Zhang&W.W.Zhang
VII
Alternativemeasuresforsoilslopestabilityusingcapillarybarrierofsoil 319
T.Morii,Y.Takeshita,M.Inoue&S.Matsumoto
Horizontaldrainsinresidualsoilslopes 325
V.A.Santoso,H.Rahardjo,E.C.Leong,Y.S.Ng&C.P.H.Tam
Pore-waterpressurecharacteristicsoftwoinstrumentedresidualsoilslopes 333
H.Rahardjo,V.A.Santoso,E.C.Leong,Y.S.Ng&C.P.H.Tam
Remediationofacreepingslopecomprisedofhighlyexpansiveclays 341
M.B.Addison
Fieldtestforexpansivesoilslopereinforcementbycoveringgeo-membraneonslopesurface 347
J.P.Yuan,J.H.Wu&Z.Z.Yin
Expansivesoilsandcollapsiblesoils
Studyofpermeabilityandseepagedeformationofunsaturatedexpansivesoils 355
L.Miao,Y.Cui&H.Pan
Mechanismandmagnitudeofcollapsesettlementinsandsandclays 359
R.A.Moyle,G.A.Hackney&P.G.Redman
Effectivenessofpre-wettingandpre-loadingtechniqueinsolvingwettingcollapsesettlement 365
M.J.Md.Noor,I.B.MohamedJais&M.A.Hafez
Characterisingthecollapsibleresponseofanin-situ compactedsilt 371
R.Gómez,E.Romero,A.Lloret&J.Suriol
AstudyoftheAtterberglimitseffectsonthebehaviorofcollapsingsoils 377
K.Abbeche,F.Hammoud&T.Ayadat
ResearchontheexpansioncharacteristicsofMengziremoldedexpansivesoil 383
Z.-q.Li,R.-l.Hu&L.-C.Wang
Hydro-mechanicalcharacterisationofacompactedexpansiveclaybysuctioncontrolled
oedometertests 389
A.N.Ta,A.M.Tang&Y.J.Cui
Alarge-scaleinfiltrationtestoncompactedexpansiveclay 395
A.N.Ta,A.M.Tang,Y.J.Cui&J.Thiriat
Three-dimensionalswellingpressureandchemicalinfluenceondeformationofacompacted
bentonite 401
B.Qin&Z.H.Chen
Swellingpropertyanditsanisotropyofreconstitutedandundisturbedsamples 407
M.Suzuki,K.Fujii&J.Konishi
Investigationofcrackdesiccationinsoilfromafloodprotectionembankment 413
A.Atique,M.Sanchez&E.Romero
StudyonthemesostructuralevolutionofunsaturatedspecialsoilswithCT-triaxialapparatus 419
Z.H.Chen,S.J.Wang,Y.Q.Zhu&Z.H.Lu
Cyclicswell-shrinkbehavioroflimecolumnstabilizedexpansivesoil 427
S.Bhuvaneshwari,R.G.Robinson&S.R.Gandhi
Shrinkagedevelopmentduringsoildesiccation 433
S.Costa&J.Kodikara
Consolidationbehaviourofadesiccatedexpansivesoil 437
B.Soundara&R.G.Robinson
VIII
Applications
Bearingcapacityandsettlementbehaviorofastripfootingonanunsaturated
coarse-grainedsoil 443
Y.Lins,T.Schanz&S.K.Vanapalli
Degradationofpartiallysaturatedargillaceousrocks:Influenceonthestability
ofgeotechnicalstructures 449
J.A.Pineda,M.DeGracia&E.Romero
Pre-andpost-constructioncharacterizationofanembankmentfillmaterial 455
J.C.Rojas,C.Mancuso&D.Danese
Potentialuseofinducedsoil-waterrepellencytechniquetoimprovetheperformance
oflandfill’salternativefinalcoversystems 461
E.Dell’Avanzi,A.P.Guizelini,W.R.daSilva&L.M.Nocko
Anevaluationofhorizontalmembranebarriersincontrollinglongitudinalcracking:
Finalcomments 467
C.R.Clarke&J.B.Nevels,Jr.
Overviewoftheswellingprobleminrelationtoinjectionofexpandingresininexpansivesoils 471
O.P.Buzzi,S.G.Fityus&S.W.Sloan
Unsaturatedbehaviouroftailingsduringdepositionanddesiccationcycleswithreference
toclosuredesign 477
P.J.Chapman,D.J.Williams&T.K.Rohde
Applicationofvacuumandsurchargepreloadingcombinedmethodforsoftground
improvementinCityRingExpresswayofNingpo 483
M.J.Gao,Y.H.Chen,T.Zhang&Y.B.Gao
Authorindex 489
TheoreticalandNumericalAdvancesinUnsaturatedSoilMechanics
Keynotesandoverviewlectures
Constitutivemodeling:Fromisothermaltonon-isothermalbehaviorofunsaturatedsoils 493
Y.-J.Cui&D.A.Sun
Elasto-viscoplasticconstitutivemodelingoftheswellingprocessofunsaturatedclay 507
F.Oka,S.Kimoto,Y.Higo&H.Feng
CoupledTHMCmodelingofunsaturatedswellingclays:Constitutiveformulation
andboundaryvalueproblems 515
LdoN.Guimarães,A.Gens,M.Sánchez&S.Olivella
What’supwithclayandwatermolecules?Aviewintomolecularinteractions
andmolecularresponsesinswellingclays 531
D.R.Katti,K.S.Katti&S.M.Pradhan
Effectivestressanddryingresponseinadoubleporosityaggregatedsoil 537
N.Khalili&A.Bagherieh
ThemegaSouth-to-NorthWaterTransferProjectinChina–Unsaturatedsoilmechanicsaspects 545
C.W.W.Ng,J.Xu&L.T.Zhan
Laboratorycharacterizationofunsaturatedsoilsforslopestabilitystudies 565
H.Rahardjo,E.C.Leong&R.B.Rezaur
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