Abstract
Silt Specimen Reconstitution using a Slurry Consolidation Approach is Commonly Used for Laboratory Testing. This Paper Presents a New Slurry Consolidation Approach to Reconstitute Silt Specimens for Use in Triaxial Testing. Silt Specimens Were Reconstituted in a Split Vacuum Mold Mounted on a Special Experimental Setup. the Uniformity of the Reconstituted Specimens Was Verified by Measuring the Water Content and Grain Size Distribution throughout the Specimens. the Testing Program Was Expedited using a Special Sample Handling Technique to Move the Specimen from the Special Experimental Setup to the Triaxial Chamber Base Platen. the Handling Process Did Not Disturb the Specimens to a Measurable Degree. Further, the Replicas of the Reconstituted Specimens Were Verified by Submitting Them to Basic Volumetric Measurements Followed by Static and Cyclic Triaxial Tests. the Triaxial Test Results Reported Very Small Differences. Copyright © by ASTM Int'l (All Rights Reserved).
Recommended Citation
S. Wang et al., "A Slurry Consolidation Approach to Reconstitute Low-Plasticity Silt Specimens for Laboratory Triaxial Testing," Geotechnical Testing Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, ASTM International, Jul 2011.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ103529
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Low-plasticity silt; Reconstituted specimens; Slurry consolidation; Specimen translation; Specimen uniformity; Testing replicas
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0149-6115
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 ASTM International, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jul 2011
