TY - JOUR
T1 - Down-hole collapse test system
AU - Houston, Sandra
AU - Mahmoud, Hisham H H
AU - Houston, William N.
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PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - An in-situ collapse test for collapsible soils was developed. The test is conducted in a borehole with a load applied to a loading plate at the base of the hole. Water is introduced, and the load-displacement response of the soil is monitored. An analysis of the stress and the degree of wetting encountered during this test was based on a combination of field investigation (empirical data) and finite-element analyses. These studies enabled the development of a technique by which the load-displacement data, obtained from the test, can be converted to stress-strain data. Simplified charts for interpretation of the in-situ test results are presented. A series of in-situ collapse tests was performed at a site known to exhibit wetting-induced collapse. A footing test, in which collapse settlements were induced, was also performed at this site. The recommended analysis of the in-situ test was used, and close agreement was obtained between estimated footing settlement and observed settlement.
AB - An in-situ collapse test for collapsible soils was developed. The test is conducted in a borehole with a load applied to a loading plate at the base of the hole. Water is introduced, and the load-displacement response of the soil is monitored. An analysis of the stress and the degree of wetting encountered during this test was based on a combination of field investigation (empirical data) and finite-element analyses. These studies enabled the development of a technique by which the load-displacement data, obtained from the test, can be converted to stress-strain data. Simplified charts for interpretation of the in-situ test results are presented. A series of in-situ collapse tests was performed at a site known to exhibit wetting-induced collapse. A footing test, in which collapse settlements were induced, was also performed at this site. The recommended analysis of the in-situ test was used, and close agreement was obtained between estimated footing settlement and observed settlement.
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U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1995)121:4(341)
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1995)121:4(341)
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029416380
VL - 121
SP - 341
EP - 349
JO - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering - ASCE
JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering - ASCE
SN - 1090-0241
IS - 4
ER -