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Field measurements of in situ stresses in quick clays

Kenney, T.C.

Many aspects of shear-strength behavior of natural quick clays are dependent on relative magnitude of in-situ principal effective stresses; apparatus to measure horizontal stresses, and that consisted of large open pipe instrumented with earth-pressure and water-pressure gages was constructed and installed at three different sites in such way that pipe did not displace clay outwards from pipe; maximum value of ratio between horizontal and vertical effective stresses was K equal to about 0.65; disturbance of clay in contact with pipe influenced magnitudes of measured earth pressures.

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Field measurements of in situ stresses in quick clays

Kenney, T.C.

Many aspects of shear-strength behavior of natural quick clays are dependent on relative magnitude of in-situ principal effective stresses; apparatus to measure horizontal stresses, and that consisted of large open pipe instrumented with earth-pressure and water-pressure gages was constructed and installed at three different sites in such way that pipe did not displace clay outwards from pipe; maximum value of ratio between horizontal and vertical effective stresses was K equal to about 0.65; disturbance of clay in contact with pipe influenced magnitudes of measured earth pressures.

Field measurements of in situ stresses in quick clays

Kenney, T.C.

Many aspects of shear-strength behavior of natural quick clays are dependent on relative magnitude of in-situ principal effective stresses; apparatus to measure horizontal stresses, and that consisted of large open pipe instrumented with earth-pressure and water-pressure gages was constructed and installed at three different sites in such way that pipe did not displace clay outwards from pipe; maximum value of ratio between horizontal and vertical effective stresses was K equal to about 0.65; disturbance of clay in contact with pipe influenced magnitudes of measured earth pressures.

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Title:

Field measurements of in situ stresses in quick clays

Additional title:

Geotechnical Conference -- Shear Strength Properties Natural Soils Rocks -- Proc

Contributors:

Kenney, T.C. (author)

Conference:

Proceedings of Geotechnical Conference -- Shear Strength Properties of Natural Soils and Rocks ; 1967 ; Norway , Oslo

Published in:

Geotechnical Conference -- Shear Strength Properties of Natural Soils and Rocks -- Proceedings ; 1

Publication date:

1967

Size:

7 pages

Type of media:

Conference paper

Type of material:

Print

Language:

English

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