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http://dx.doi.org/10.5394/KINPR.2012.36.3.181

Nonlinear Compression Characteristics of Highly Plastic Clays and Silts of Korea South Coast  

Hong, Seok-Woo (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dongeui University)
Im, Jong-Chul (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Pusan National University)
Abstract
Highly plastic clays in their normally consolidated states are not always linear but are concave downwards. Thus their compression index deceases with the increase of consolidation pressure. The $e-{\log}{\sigma}_{\upsilon}{\prime}$ curves of plastic or non-plastic silty clays are not linear but are convex upwards. In this paper, consolidation tests were conducted with several undisturbed field soils of Korea south coast and their $e-{\log}{\sigma}_{\upsilon}{\prime}$ plots are not always linear. In case of using Butterfield's method(liquid limit 50~100%), ${\ln}{\upsilon}-{\ln}{\sigma}_{\upsilon}{\prime}$ plots are linear. But some undisturbed samples which have void ratio over 2.24, liquid limit over 100% and plasticity index over 60% are not linear. In results of consolidation tests with remolded samples which contain silt(fly ash) contents of 90% has compression index increasing with the increase in consolidation pressure.
Keywords
nonlinear compression index; highly plastic clay; plastic silt; non-plastic silt; improved compression index;
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