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A Study Of The Strength Of Lime Treated Soft Clays, Martin D. Liu, Stephen Pemberton, Buddhima Indraratna Dec 2011

A Study Of The Strength Of Lime Treated Soft Clays, Martin D. Liu, Stephen Pemberton, Buddhima Indraratna

Buddhima Indraratna

In this paper, a comprehensive study of the strength of lime treated soft clays is made. There are three major factors that affect the strength of the soils; they are the lime content, curing time, and curing temperature. The variations of soil strengths with the three factors are analysed and quantified via proposed empirical equations. These equations are verified against experimental data. Finally, a general strength criterion, unifying the influence of all the three factors into a single equation, is proposed. The capacity of the general equation is also demonstrated. It is seen that the proposed strength equations can provide …


Modeling Of Bolted Joint Behaviour Under Constant Normal Stiffness Conditions - Laboratory Study, Buddhima Indraratna, Najdat I. Aziz, A Dey Dec 2011

Modeling Of Bolted Joint Behaviour Under Constant Normal Stiffness Conditions - Laboratory Study, Buddhima Indraratna, Najdat I. Aziz, A Dey

Buddhima Indraratna

The shear behaviour of grouted joints has been studied in the recent past using the conventional direct shear apparatus, where the normal load on the joint plane is kept constant during testing. The Constant Normal Stiffness (CNS) condition is adopted in this study of shear behaviour of bolted joints, as the CNS condition represents a better approximation of the deformation behaviour of grouted joints in underground excavations as compared to the conventional Constant Normal Load (CNL) condition. A series of tests were conducted to study the behaviour of these stabilised joints under constant normal stiffness condition at an initial normal …