Compressive Strength of Compacted Clay-Sand Mixes
Joint Authors
Khan, Faseel Suleman
Azam, Shahid
Raghunandan, Mavinakere Eshwaraiah
Clark, Ryan
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Abstract EN
The use of sand to improve the strength of natural clays provides a viable alternative for civil infrastructure construction involving earthwork.
The main objective of this note was to investigate the compressive strength of compacted clay-sand mixes.
A natural clay of high plasticity was mixed with 20% and 40% sand (SP) and their compaction and strength properties were determined.
Results indicated that the investigated materials exhibited a brittle behaviour on the dry side of optimum and a ductile behaviour on the wet side of optimum.
For each material, the compressive strength increased with an increase in density following a power law function.
Conversely, the compressive strength increased with decreasing water content of the material following a similar function.
Finally, the compressive strength decreased with an increase in sand content because of increased material heterogeneity and loss of sand grains from the sides during shearing.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khan, Faseel Suleman& Azam, Shahid& Raghunandan, Mavinakere Eshwaraiah& Clark, Ryan. 2014. Compressive Strength of Compacted Clay-Sand Mixes. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khan, Faseel Suleman…[et al.]. Compressive Strength of Compacted Clay-Sand Mixes. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Khan, Faseel Suleman& Azam, Shahid& Raghunandan, Mavinakere Eshwaraiah& Clark, Ryan. Compressive Strength of Compacted Clay-Sand Mixes. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015905
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1015905