Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks

Abstract The compression behaviour of mixtures of sand with fines derived from decomposed volcanic rocks has been investigated in details. Oedometer tests were carried out on the samples of different degrees of weathering. The data show that no unique normal compression lines can be identified. The...

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Main Author: Ismail Adeniyi Okewale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Geo-Engineering
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40703-019-0101-y
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description Abstract The compression behaviour of mixtures of sand with fines derived from decomposed volcanic rocks has been investigated in details. Oedometer tests were carried out on the samples of different degrees of weathering. The data show that no unique normal compression lines can be identified. The soils have medium degree of convergence and the degree of convergence is reducing with increasing fines. An attempt was made to investigate the particle breakage to further highlight the compression behaviour in a quantitative way. Soils with similar initial gradings have different particle breakage as a result of different degrees of weathering and the breakage can be linked to the quantity of larger particles. The particle breakage reduces as the amount of fines increases for the soils and when analysed the particle breakage further, it was observed that the more weathered volcanic samples have weaker particles.
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spelling doaj.art-3dda22c22e4f41c4b9cd5eadee8db3cb2022-12-22T00:51:58ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Geo-Engineering2092-91962198-27832019-03-0110111710.1186/s40703-019-0101-yInfluence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocksIsmail Adeniyi Okewale0Federal University of Technology AkureAbstract The compression behaviour of mixtures of sand with fines derived from decomposed volcanic rocks has been investigated in details. Oedometer tests were carried out on the samples of different degrees of weathering. The data show that no unique normal compression lines can be identified. The soils have medium degree of convergence and the degree of convergence is reducing with increasing fines. An attempt was made to investigate the particle breakage to further highlight the compression behaviour in a quantitative way. Soils with similar initial gradings have different particle breakage as a result of different degrees of weathering and the breakage can be linked to the quantity of larger particles. The particle breakage reduces as the amount of fines increases for the soils and when analysed the particle breakage further, it was observed that the more weathered volcanic samples have weaker particles.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40703-019-0101-yFines contentWeatheringCompressionTransitional behaviourParticle breakage
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Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks
International Journal of Geo-Engineering
Fines content
Weathering
Compression
Transitional behaviour
Particle breakage
title Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks
title_full Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks
title_fullStr Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks
title_full_unstemmed Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks
title_short Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks
title_sort influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks
topic Fines content
Weathering
Compression
Transitional behaviour
Particle breakage
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40703-019-0101-y
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