Masters Theses
Abstract
"The shearing properties of an organic A̲ horizon of Bryce clay were studied and compared with the properties of the same soil treated with hydrogen peroxide. The treatment was to remove the organic matter and isolate it as a variable. Tests were performed on artificially sedimented samples of the untreated, 75 percent untreated, 50 percent untreated, 25 percent untreated, and the treated soil. The effective stress failure envelopes were found to be higher for the untreated soil than that of the treated. The elastic deformation, however, was larger for the untreated samples. The pore water pressure development due to shearing process were found to higher for the treated soil. The difference in properties are thought to be caused by the presence or absence of the organic bonds"--Abstract, page ii.
Advisor(s)
Schmidt, Norbert O., 1925-2009
Committee Member(s)
Tinoco, Fernando H.
Davidson, Robert F., 1911-1971
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Civil Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
1969
Pagination
vii, 73 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-44).
Rights
© 1969 Kamran Rezvan, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Shear strength of soils
Clay soils
Thesis Number
T 2318
Print OCLC #
6013524
Electronic OCLC #
841486052
Link to Catalog Record
Recommended Citation
Rezvan, Kamran, "The influence of organic matter on shear strength of a cohesive soil" (1969). Masters Theses. 7032.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/7032
