Mechanical behaviour of sand stabilised with colloidal silica
Journal Title: Geotechnical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
The response of sand stabilised with colloidal silica aqueous gel is examined in the laboratory, under direct shear, triaxial and normal compression loading, in comparison to that of untreated sand of similar density to evaluate the effect of stabilisation on subsequent sand response. The behaviour of the treated sand differs in important respects from the behaviour of the untreated sand: a significant increase in the angle of shearing resistance is observed at lower stress levels, diminishing with increasing stress level; the peak strength envelope is curved at low stresses for the treated sand only, while at ultimate strength, the envelopes coincide for treated and untreated sands. However, at all stress levels, extreme dilation is associated with the treated sand at peak and ultimate strength conditions. Under normal compression, the treated sand is easily densified, exhibiting higher compressibility than that of sand of similar density. It appears that depending on loading conditions, the aqueous gel alters its structure and has the capacity to absorb or discharge free water; it is of paramount importance to measure volume change and/or pore water pressure change during stabilised sand testing.
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Vasiliki Georgiannou
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- DOI 10.1680/jgere.16.00017
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