Exponential Equation for Predicting Shear Strength Envelope of Unsaturated Soils

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2019-07-01

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Ahmadi Naghadeh, Reza
Toker, Nabi Kartal

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An exponential equation is introduced to predict the nonlinear variation of shear strength with matric suction for unsaturated soils. The proposed equation involves three constant parameters, two of which are effective shear strength parameters (i.e., phi ' and c '). The third parameter is the maximum capillary cohesion, c '' max, which is the maximum possible increase in shear strength due to matric suction. A procedure for the determination of c '' max from the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) is devised. The proposed equation is validated through a series of constant-suction consolidated drained triaxial tests conducted on specimens reconstituted by isotropic consolidation from the slurry state. In addition, the validity of the equation is investigated by applying it to the test results of five other soils that were available in the literature for the low-suction range (i.e., up to 1,500 kPa). A comparative study on the prediction of shear strength was carried out between the proposed equation and six other shear strength equations found in the literature. The results show that the proposed equation provides reliable predictions of the shear strength of unsaturated soils when the shear strength converges to an asymptotic value at the residual water content.

Subject Keywords

Unsaturated soil, Shear strength, Suction, Apparent cohesion

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/32871

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International Journal of Geomechanics

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0001435

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R. Ahmadi Naghadeh and N. K. Toker, “Exponential Equation for Predicting Shear Strength Envelope of Unsaturated Soils,” International Journal of Geomechanics, pp. 0–0, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/32871.