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http://dx.doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2015.1.93

Evaluation of the Shear Strength and Stiffness of Frozen Soil with a Low Water Content  

Kim, Sang Yeob (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
Lee, Jong-Sub (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
Kim, Young Seok (Geotechnical Engineering Research Division, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Byun, Yong-Hoon (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.25, no.1, 2015 , pp. 93-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
The characteristics of frozen soils are one of most important factors for foundation design in cold region. The objective of this study is to evaluate the shear strength and stiffness of frozen soils according to the confining conditions during the freezing and shearing phase. A direct shear box is constructed for the frozen specimens and bender elements are mounted on the wall of the shear box to measure shear wave velocities. Specimens are prepared by mixing sand and silt with a silt fraction of 30% in weight and the degree of saturation of 10%, giving a relative density of 60% for all tests. The temperature of the specimens in the freezer is allowed to fall below -5℃, and then direct shear tests are performed. A series of vertical stresses are applied during the freezing and shearing phase. Shear stress, vertical displacement, and shear wave along the horizontal displacement are measured. Experimental results show that in all the tests, shear strength increases with increasing vertical stress applied during the freezing and shearing phases. The magnitude of the increase in shear strength with increasing vertical stress during shearing under fixed vertical stress in the frozen state is smaller than the magnitude of the increase in vertical stress during freezing and shearing. In addition, the change in shear wave velocities varies with the position of the bender elements. In the case of shear waves passing through the shear plane, the shear wave velocities decrease with increasing horizontal displacement. This study provides an evaluation of the properties of shear strength and stiffness of frozen soils under varied confining condition.
Keywords
confining condition; frozen soils; shear strength; shear waves; direct shear test;
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