A practical method for estimating maximum shear modulus of cemented sands using unconfined compressive strength
- Authors
- Choo, Hyunwook; Nam, Hongyeop; Lee, Woojin
- Issue Date
- 12월-2017
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Cemented sand; Portland cement; Gypsum; Maximum shear modulus; Unconfined compressive strength; Particle size
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, v.147, pp.102 - 108
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- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
- Volume
- 147
- Start Page
- 102
- End Page
- 108
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/81264
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2017.10.012
- ISSN
- 0926-9851
- Abstract
- The composition of naturally cemented deposits is very complicated; thus, estimating the maximum shear modulus (G(max), or shear modulus at very small strains) of cemented sands using the previous empirical formulas is very difficult. The purpose of this experimental investigation is to evaluate the effects of particle size and cement type on the G(max) and unconfined compressive strength (q(ucs)) of cemented sands, with the ultimate goal of estimating G(max) of cemented sands using q(ucs). Two sands were artificially cemented using Portland cement or gypsum under varying cement contents (2%-9%) and relative densities (30%-80%). Unconfined compression tests and bender element tests were performed, and the results from previous studies of two cemented sands were incorporated in this study. The results of this study demonstrate that the effect of particle size on the q(ucs) and G(max) of four cemented sands is insignificant, and the variation of q(ucs) and G(max) can be captured by the ratio between volume of void and volume of cement. qua and G(max) of sand cemented with Portland cement are greater than those of sand cemented with gypsum. However, the relationship between q(ucs) and G(max), of the cemented sand is not affected by the void ratio, cement type and cement content, revealing that G(max) of the complex naturally cemented soils with unknown in-situ void ratio, cement type and cement content can be estimated using q(ucs). (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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