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Engineering characteristics of a glacio-lacustrine clay deposit in a semi-arid climate
Abstract Parent material composition, particle disintegration by glaciers and lacustrine environment govern the geological development and engineering characteristics of clay deposits in southern Saskatchewan. The pre-existing expansive clay minerals were preserved due to the restrained leaching in the Regina Lake and the prevalent aridity in the area. The main objective of this paper was to develop a fundamental understanding of the clay deposit for the use in the design and construction of civil infrastructure. The results indicated the presence of expansive clay minerals in the deposit, with smectite accounting for 35% of the material. The major exchangeable cation was found to be $ Ca^{2+} $ which accounted for more than half of the total measured cation exchange capacity of 40 (cmol(+)/kg). The most likely exchange complex governing water adsorption of the clay was determined to be $ Ca^{2+} $-smectite. Alongside a high initial saturation (86%), this complex resulted in moderate volume changes in the clay. The swelling pressure was fully developed within the first hour of the constant volume test. The corrected swelling pressure was determined to be 120 kPa leading to an estimated heave of 36 mm in the surface layer of the deposit. The compression index and the swelling index were found to be 0.25 and 0.08, respectively.
Engineering characteristics of a glacio-lacustrine clay deposit in a semi-arid climate
Abstract Parent material composition, particle disintegration by glaciers and lacustrine environment govern the geological development and engineering characteristics of clay deposits in southern Saskatchewan. The pre-existing expansive clay minerals were preserved due to the restrained leaching in the Regina Lake and the prevalent aridity in the area. The main objective of this paper was to develop a fundamental understanding of the clay deposit for the use in the design and construction of civil infrastructure. The results indicated the presence of expansive clay minerals in the deposit, with smectite accounting for 35% of the material. The major exchangeable cation was found to be $ Ca^{2+} $ which accounted for more than half of the total measured cation exchange capacity of 40 (cmol(+)/kg). The most likely exchange complex governing water adsorption of the clay was determined to be $ Ca^{2+} $-smectite. Alongside a high initial saturation (86%), this complex resulted in moderate volume changes in the clay. The swelling pressure was fully developed within the first hour of the constant volume test. The corrected swelling pressure was determined to be 120 kPa leading to an estimated heave of 36 mm in the surface layer of the deposit. The compression index and the swelling index were found to be 0.25 and 0.08, respectively.
Engineering characteristics of a glacio-lacustrine clay deposit in a semi-arid climate
Ito, Maki (Autor:in) / Azam, Shahid (Autor:in)
2009
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
BKL:
56.00$jBauwesen: Allgemeines
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38.58
Geomechanik
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38.58$jGeomechanik
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56.20
Ingenieurgeologie, Bodenmechanik
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56.00
Bauwesen: Allgemeines
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56.20$jIngenieurgeologie$jBodenmechanik
RVK:
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