Influence of Bentonite Content on the Static Liquefaction Behavior of Sand

Abstract:

The landslide with static liquefaction often occurs in loose fill slopes with silty sand for the rainfall, causing lots of casualties and property loss. This study performed a series of static CU triaxial tests to investigate the influence of Bentonite content on the static liquefaction behavior of sand. The results indicate that there exists a critical value, below what increasing the Bentonite content reduces the resistance to static liquefaction. However, above the value the resistance to static liquefaction is increased with the rise of Bentonite content. This conclusion can be applied to manage the disaster triggered by the landslide with static liquefaction.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 684)
• Pages: 154-158
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.684.154
• Online since: April 2013
• Authors: Xiao Wei Tang, Ling Ma, Simon Dieudonné
• Keywords: Bentonite Content, Landslide, Loose Fill Slopes, Rainfall, Static CU Triaxial Tests, Static Liquefaction

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