The compressibility of natural and reconstituted marine clays

Journal Title: Geotechnical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3

Abstract

There is mounting evidence in favour of replacing the e against log10(s0v) diagram, conventionally used to represent soil compressibility in an oedometer, with a log(v) against log(s0v) diagram, which significantly improves the linearity of virgin loading and unloading paths. This paper presents a simple, new formulation of the ‘intrinsic’ compression and ‘sedimentation’ compression lines for a range of insensitive, sedimentary marine clays presented in Burland’s 1990 Rankine Lecture by using a log(v) against log(s0v) interpretation of the data.

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Michela Marchi

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  • EP ID EP292355
  • DOI 10.1680/jgere.17.00010
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Michela Marchi (2017). The compressibility of natural and reconstituted marine clays. Geotechnical Research, 4(3), 172-177. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-292355