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Volume change and swelling pressure of expansive clay in the crystalline swelling regime
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 2, 2010). ; The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. ; Dr. William Likos, Thesis Supervisor. ; Vita. ; Ph. D. University of Missouri--Columbia 2008. ; A significant amount of research has been carried out to characterize expansive clay behavior from either microstructural or macrostructural perspectives; however, there exists a current gap in our knowledge about the basic mechanisms that relate one structural level to another. This research investigates: how volume changes occurring on the interlayer scale upscale to volume change and swelling pressure for bulk particle systems, how variables such as void ratio, compaction conditions, particle and pore fabric, confining conditions, initial conditions, pore fluid chemistry, and clay chemistry govern this upscaling process, and what models are available to quantify these effects. Three types of clay were used: Na-smectite, Ca-smectite, and a Ca-exchanged form of the Na-smectite. Results obtained include: SEM imaging of Na and Ca smectite, void ratio vs. compaction pressure, water vapor sorption isotherms, axial deformation vs. relative humidity (RH) for free swell boundary conditions, and swelling pressure vs. RH for constant strain boundary conditions. Effects of initial density, interlayer cation, clay fabric, and stress paths were qualitatively analyzed in light of three conceptual models, and quantified by defining constitutive surfaces for smectite for crystalline swelling. With better knowledge of how microstructural swelling translates to macroscopic behavior, the geotechnical engineering community and industry will be more equipped to approach and resolve the several problems involving expansive clays. . ; Includes bibliographical references
Volume change and swelling pressure of expansive clay in the crystalline swelling regime
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 2, 2010). ; The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. ; Dr. William Likos, Thesis Supervisor. ; Vita. ; Ph. D. University of Missouri--Columbia 2008. ; A significant amount of research has been carried out to characterize expansive clay behavior from either microstructural or macrostructural perspectives; however, there exists a current gap in our knowledge about the basic mechanisms that relate one structural level to another. This research investigates: how volume changes occurring on the interlayer scale upscale to volume change and swelling pressure for bulk particle systems, how variables such as void ratio, compaction conditions, particle and pore fabric, confining conditions, initial conditions, pore fluid chemistry, and clay chemistry govern this upscaling process, and what models are available to quantify these effects. Three types of clay were used: Na-smectite, Ca-smectite, and a Ca-exchanged form of the Na-smectite. Results obtained include: SEM imaging of Na and Ca smectite, void ratio vs. compaction pressure, water vapor sorption isotherms, axial deformation vs. relative humidity (RH) for free swell boundary conditions, and swelling pressure vs. RH for constant strain boundary conditions. Effects of initial density, interlayer cation, clay fabric, and stress paths were qualitatively analyzed in light of three conceptual models, and quantified by defining constitutive surfaces for smectite for crystalline swelling. With better knowledge of how microstructural swelling translates to macroscopic behavior, the geotechnical engineering community and industry will be more equipped to approach and resolve the several problems involving expansive clays. . ; Includes bibliographical references
Volume change and swelling pressure of expansive clay in the crystalline swelling regime
Wayllace, Alexandra (author) / Likos, William J.
2008-01-01
609645250
Theses
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
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