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Development of the Linear Regression Analysis Model to Estimate the Shear Strength of Soils  

Lee, Moon-Se (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Ryu, Je-Cheon (Dept. of Civil & Transportation Engineering, Chung Cheong University)
Kim, Kyeong-Su (Geologic Environment Research Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.19, no.2, 2009 , pp. 177-189 More about this Journal
Abstract
The shear strength has been managed as an important factor in soil mechanics. The shear strength estimation model was developed to evaluate the shear strength using only a few soil properties by the linear regression analysis model which is one of the statistical methods. The shear strength is divided into two part; one is the internal friction angle (${\phi}$) and the other is the cohesion (c). Therefore, some valid soil factors among the results of soil tests are selected through the correlation analysis using SPSS and then the model are formulated by the linear regression analysis based on the relationship between factors. Also, the developed model is compared with the result of direct shear test to prove the rationality of model. As the results of analysis about relationship between soil properties and shear strength, the internal friction angle is highly influenced by the void ratio and the dry unit weight and the cohesion is mainly influenced by the void ratio, the dry unit weight and the plastic index. Meanwhile, the shear strength estimated by the developed model is similar with that of the direct shear test. Therefore, the developed model may be used to estimate the shear strength of soils in the same condition of study area.
Keywords
shear strength; friction angle; cohesion; linear regression analysis; correlation analysis; estimation model of shear strength;
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