Critical State Concepts For A Cemented Gravely Sand

 

Amir Hamidi

Graduate Student, Department. of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology,Tehran, Iran
hamidi_am@yahoo.com

Seyed Mohsen Haeri

Professor, Department. of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
smhaeri@Sharif.edu

ABSTRACT

The shear behavior of a cemented gravely sand that can be considered as the representative of Tehran alluvium has been studied using triaxial equipment. Artificially cemented samples were prepared using gypsum plaster as the cementing agent. The plaster was mixed with the base soil at the weight percentages between 1.5 and 6. The critical state concepts were used to illustrate the mechanical behavior of tested soil.

Keywords: soil; critical state concepts; gravely sand; mechanical behavior and triaxial test.

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