Effect of Initial Consolidation Stress Path on Shear Behavior of Calcareous Sand

Abstract:

Calcareous sand is widely used as backfill material for land reclamation, but due to its special mechanical characteristics such as easily broken particles, calcareous sand foundation is facing more complex engineering problems. In this study, drained and undrained shear tests were carried out on calcareous sand samples from the South China Sea using K0 consolidation and isotropic consolidation conditions. It was found that the particle breakage of calcareous sand has obvious dependence on the initial consolidation stress path and drainage condition, thus showing different shear strength behavior. The particle breakage under drained shear is greater than that under undrained shear, and the particle breakage under isotropic consolidated shear is greater than that under K0 consolidated shear. The larger the particle breakage, the smaller the dilatancy and internal friction angle of calcareous sand. The dilatancy and internal friction angle of K0 consolidated specimen are larger than those of isotropic consolidated specimen. It is suggested that the actual stress path of calcareous sand should be considered in the engineering.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 871)
• Pages: 349-356
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.871.349
• Online since: January 2021
• Authors: Hong Xing Zhou, Shao Heng He*, Min Gao, Zhi Ding, Tang Dai Xia
• Keywords: Backfill Material, Calcareous Sand, Consolidation Stress

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