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Laboratory Model Test on Improving the Properties of Soft Clay by Electrokinetics
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This experimental study was carried out in two test series to investigate the feasibility of decreasing the water content and increasing the shear strength and axial load capacity of laboratory-prepared soft clay by electrokinetic treatment.
The focus of the investigations is the influence of pore fluid chemistry (fresh or highly saline water) on the gained improvement and on the energy consumption.
The results showed that electrokinetics was effective in improving the properties of the soft clay with fresh and saline water.
The degree of improvement, however, was superior in tests with freshwaters along with a lower energy consumption.
The minimum water content and the maximum shear strength after the treatment were reported near the anode (28% ± 3.6 and 99.3 kPa ± 15.4 compared to 49.7% ± 3.1 and 12.1 kPa ± 1.7 in the control).
The maximum axial load capacity of the foundation model after the treatment was 416 N compared to 28 N in the control.
The energy consumption varied between 69.1 and 1994.6 Whr.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mohamedelhassan, Eltayeb. 2011. Laboratory Model Test on Improving the Properties of Soft Clay by Electrokinetics. ISRN Civil Engineering،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480812
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mohamedelhassan, Eltayeb. Laboratory Model Test on Improving the Properties of Soft Clay by Electrokinetics. ISRN Civil Engineering No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480812
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mohamedelhassan, Eltayeb. Laboratory Model Test on Improving the Properties of Soft Clay by Electrokinetics. ISRN Civil Engineering. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480812
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480812