Evaluation of the Unsaturated Shear Strength Parameters of Compacted, Heaving Soil Using Geotechnical Properties

Author:

Fondjo Armand Augustin,Theron Elizabeth,Ray Richard P.

Abstract

Abstract The shear strength is a fundamental property of soil material under structural loads. The determination of shear strength properties of unsaturated soils is challenging and time-consuming. Geotechnical predictive models can be utilized to assess the unsaturated shear strength of heaving soil. This study attempts to propose predictive models to evaluate the unsaturated shear strength parameters of compacted heaving soil. These parameters include the angle of internal friction associated with the net normal stress (ϕ'), angle indicating the rate of increase in shear strength with respect to a change in matric suction (ϕb), and effective cohesion (c'). The geotechnical properties of soils were assessed through laboratory tests such as particle size distribution, consistency limits, specific gravity, modified Proctor compaction test, swelling test, suction test, and advanced triaxial testing. Multivariate analysis was conducted using NCSS 12 software to design the models. The validation of models includes the determination coefficient, probability value, comparing experimental values with predicted values, and comparing the developed models with other model found in recent literature. The models engineered in this study can estimate the unsaturated shear strength parameters of compacted heaving soil with acceptable precision.

Publisher

EDP Sciences

Subject

General Medicine

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