Location

St. Louis, Missouri

Date

04 Jun 1993, 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Abstract

A simple piezocone model combines spherical cavity expansion theory and modified Cam Clay concepts to represent both the corrected cone tip resistance (qT) and penetration pore water pressure measured behind the tip (ubt). In closed form, the undrained shear strength (su) is shown to be a function of the effective friction angle (φ'), the plastic volumetric strain ratio (Λ), and the piezocone parameter (qT− ubt)· Parametric studies show that the model is relatively insensitive to variations in φ' and Λ, thereby simplifying its form for practical use. The method is applied to results from laboratory calibration chamber tests on kaolinitic clay, as well as field data from eight intact clay sites reported in the literature. In addition to in-situ PCPT records, these clay deposits have known profiles of su evaluated from laboratory isotropically and anisotropically-consolidated undrained triaxial compression tests.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Meeting Name

3rd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Document Version

Final Version

Rights

© 1993 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

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Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

File Type

text

Language

English

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Effective Stress Method for Piezocone Evaluation of Su

St. Louis, Missouri

A simple piezocone model combines spherical cavity expansion theory and modified Cam Clay concepts to represent both the corrected cone tip resistance (qT) and penetration pore water pressure measured behind the tip (ubt). In closed form, the undrained shear strength (su) is shown to be a function of the effective friction angle (φ'), the plastic volumetric strain ratio (Λ), and the piezocone parameter (qT− ubt)· Parametric studies show that the model is relatively insensitive to variations in φ' and Λ, thereby simplifying its form for practical use. The method is applied to results from laboratory calibration chamber tests on kaolinitic clay, as well as field data from eight intact clay sites reported in the literature. In addition to in-situ PCPT records, these clay deposits have known profiles of su evaluated from laboratory isotropically and anisotropically-consolidated undrained triaxial compression tests.