A Study on the Utilization of Clayey Soil as Embankment Material through Model Bearing Capacity Tests
| Autor: | Christine P. Langcuyan, Myoung-Soo Won, Yu-Cong Gao |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Large deformation
0211 other engineering and technologies composite geotextiles 02 engineering and technology lcsh:Technology bearing capacity ratio lcsh:Chemistry Seawall embankment material General Materials Science Geotechnical engineering Bearing capacity lcsh:QH301-705.5 Instrumentation Water content Clay soil soft clay 021101 geological & geomatics engineering Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes geography geography.geographical_feature_category lcsh:T bearing capacity Process Chemistry and Technology General Engineering Metal mold 06 humanities and the arts 060202 literary studies lcsh:QC1-999 reinforced clay Computer Science Applications lcsh:Biology (General) lcsh:QD1-999 lcsh:TA1-2040 Soft clay 0602 languages and literature Environmental science lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Levee lcsh:Physics |
| Zdroj: | Applied Sciences Volume 10 Issue 7 Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 2315, p 2315 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/app10072315 |
| Popis: | The Saemangeum seawall, located on the western coast of Korea, is 33.8 km long and is known as the longest embankment in the world. The Saemangeum project is underway for road, railway, and port constructions for internal development. In the Saemangeum area, suitable granular soil for embankment material is difficult to obtain. However, silty clay is widely distributed. In this study, a series of model-bearing capacity tests were conducted as a basic study for using clayey soils as embankment materials. The model bearing capacity tests were carried out using a standard metal mold and a customized metal box. The test results showed that clayey soil, with normal moisture content (NMC), exhibited a large deformation and low bearing capacity. However, when the clay was well-compacted, with optimum moisture content (OMC), it exhibited a higher bearing capacity than dense sand. In addition, when crushed gravel and composite geotextiles were placed in the clayey soil with NMC, the bearing capacity was higher than that of dense sand. From the viewpoint of the bearing capacity, it is considered that clayey soil can be used as an embankment material when clay, crushed gravel, and composite geotextiles are properly combined. |
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