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Use of piezocone penetration tests for rapid in-situ characterization of Florida organic soil.
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Creator
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Huynh, Hieu H., Florida Atlantic University, Sobhan, Khaled
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Organic soils generally are characterized by low strength and high compressibility. Visual observations of State Road 15/US 98 in western Palm Beach County, Florida indicate numerous cracking and significant rutting and raveling along the roadway caused by the consolidation and long-term secondary compression of the organic soils due to soil and pavement dead load. Since sampling of undisturbed soft organic soils is difficult, and subsequent laboratory tests are expensive and time-consuming,...
Show moreOrganic soils generally are characterized by low strength and high compressibility. Visual observations of State Road 15/US 98 in western Palm Beach County, Florida indicate numerous cracking and significant rutting and raveling along the roadway caused by the consolidation and long-term secondary compression of the organic soils due to soil and pavement dead load. Since sampling of undisturbed soft organic soils is difficult, and subsequent laboratory tests are expensive and time-consuming, there is a need for rapid in-situ characterization of these unstable foundation soils. This study evaluates the capabilities of Piezocone Penetration tests (CPTu), coupled with pore pressure dissipation tests, for estimating the strength, modulus, compressibility, and time rate of consolidation characteristics of organic soils and peat in Florida. The compression index (Cc) and coefficient of consolidation (cv), predicted from CPTu, showed reasonable correlation with laboratory-derived properties.
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Date Issued
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2006
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13379
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Subject Headings
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Soil stabilization--Florida, Soil consolidation--Florida, Soil mechanics--Florida, Soil penetration test
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Document (PDF)
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Primary and secondary compression behavior of Florida organic soils.
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Creator
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Riedy, Kristopher W., Florida Atlantic University, Sobhan, Khaled, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
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Abstract/Description
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A comprehensive laboratory investigation was conducted to evaluate the primary and secondary compression behavior of undisturbed organic silts and peats obtained from 11 locations along SR 15/US 98 in Palm Beach County, Florida. A total of 43 consolidation tests were performed. The primary objectives were as follows: (i) to conduct a series of standard consolidation tests to determine the Compression Index, Cc, and the Coefficient of Consolidation, cnu; (ii) to determine the Secondary...
Show moreA comprehensive laboratory investigation was conducted to evaluate the primary and secondary compression behavior of undisturbed organic silts and peats obtained from 11 locations along SR 15/US 98 in Palm Beach County, Florida. A total of 43 consolidation tests were performed. The primary objectives were as follows: (i) to conduct a series of standard consolidation tests to determine the Compression Index, Cc, and the Coefficient of Consolidation, cnu; (ii) to determine the Secondary Compression Index, Calpha, at stress levels (sigmanu'/sigmap') ranging from 0.30 to 1.15; and (iii) to employ the well-known Time-Stress-Compressibility concept to establish a unique relationship between C alpha and Cc. It was found that for all practical purposes, the Calpha/C c ratio at any stress level is 0.03, which is consistent with the values reported in the literature for similar soils. A constant Calpha/Cc ratio provides an approximation of Calpha once C c is determined from a standard consolidation test, and without the need of ongoing laboratory testing to predict long-term settlement.
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Date Issued
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2006
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13386
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Subject Headings
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Soil consolidation--Measurement--Florida, Soil mechanics--Florida--Palm Beach County, Soils--Testing
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Document (PDF)
