Geotechnical correlations of soil properties in Hilla City – Iraq

Autor: Salih Mustafa Musa, Jawad Faris Waleed, Al-Ameri Abbas Fadhil Ibrahim, Abdulhameed Ali A.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Open Engineering, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 729-742 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2391-5439
DOI: 10.1515/eng-2022-0335
Popis: In this research, the geotechnical properties of the soil profile in Hilla city within Babylon Governorate in the middle parts of Iraq are described. The geotechnical data at the specific sites were collected from some geotechnical investigation reports performed at some selected locations. This article is devoted to studying the distribution of soil properties (the physical and mechanical) in the horizontal and vertical directions. Moreover, a correlation between different physical and mechanical properties is performed. The correlation is executed using statistical analysis by Microsoft Excel Software (2016). From the regression results, it was found that the nature of the soil is cohesive up to 15 m under the natural ground level, and the soil will change to noncohesive. The new line in the plasticity chart has been drawn parallel to A-line especially for the investigated region, the shear strength parameters depend on the consistency of the soil and the depth, and finally, there is a direct correlation between mechanical and physical parameters. Using these correlations with some available information help to predict the value of shear strength and consolidation parameters.
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