Excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loading

Abstract Understanding the mechanism of excess pore water pressure generation in subgrades is essential for not only designing but also further maintenance purposes. The primary goal of this research was to investigate excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under cyclic loa...

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Main Authors: Tan Manh Do, Jan Laue, Hans Mattsson, Qi Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-03-01
Series:International Journal of Geo-Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-023-00185-y
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description Abstract Understanding the mechanism of excess pore water pressure generation in subgrades is essential for not only designing but also further maintenance purposes. The primary goal of this research was to investigate excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under cyclic loading. A series of undrained cyclic triaxial tests were performed to study the excess pore water pressure generation in two selected fine granular materials: (1) railway sand and (2) tailings. The excess pore water pressure response of these materials was evaluated in terms of density conditions, number of cycles, and applied cyclic stress ratios (CSR). As a result, excess pore water pressure accumulated over time due to cyclic loading. However, its accumulation was significantly dependent on the governing factors, i.e., densities, CSR values, and material types. The excess pore water pressure exhibited a slight increase at low CSR values, but a sharp increase was observed at higher CSR values, which ultimately led to a failure state after a certain number of cycles. In addition, under the same loading conditions, the samples that had higher relative compaction showed better resistance to cyclic loads as compared to those with lower relative compaction. Finally, a relationship between excess pore water pressure and cyclic axial strain of the fine granular materials was discovered.
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spelling doaj.art-1abcadf57d944c368039829e2562d4ec2023-03-26T11:05:54ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Geo-Engineering2198-27832023-03-0114111710.1186/s40703-023-00185-yExcess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loadingTan Manh Do0Jan Laue1Hans Mattsson2Qi Jia3Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of TechnologyDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of TechnologyDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of TechnologyDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of TechnologyAbstract Understanding the mechanism of excess pore water pressure generation in subgrades is essential for not only designing but also further maintenance purposes. The primary goal of this research was to investigate excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under cyclic loading. A series of undrained cyclic triaxial tests were performed to study the excess pore water pressure generation in two selected fine granular materials: (1) railway sand and (2) tailings. The excess pore water pressure response of these materials was evaluated in terms of density conditions, number of cycles, and applied cyclic stress ratios (CSR). As a result, excess pore water pressure accumulated over time due to cyclic loading. However, its accumulation was significantly dependent on the governing factors, i.e., densities, CSR values, and material types. The excess pore water pressure exhibited a slight increase at low CSR values, but a sharp increase was observed at higher CSR values, which ultimately led to a failure state after a certain number of cycles. In addition, under the same loading conditions, the samples that had higher relative compaction showed better resistance to cyclic loads as compared to those with lower relative compaction. Finally, a relationship between excess pore water pressure and cyclic axial strain of the fine granular materials was discovered.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-023-00185-yExcess pore water pressureRailway sandTailingsUndrained cyclic triaxial loading
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Jan Laue
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Qi Jia
Excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loading
International Journal of Geo-Engineering
Excess pore water pressure
Railway sand
Tailings
Undrained cyclic triaxial loading
title Excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loading
title_full Excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loading
title_fullStr Excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loading
title_full_unstemmed Excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loading
title_short Excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loading
title_sort excess pore water pressure generation in fine granular materials under undrained cyclic triaxial loading
topic Excess pore water pressure
Railway sand
Tailings
Undrained cyclic triaxial loading
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-023-00185-y
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