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Effectiveness of filters in reducing consolidation time in routine laboratory testing / V. Sivakumar in Géotechnique, Vol. 60 N° 12 (Décembre 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Géotechnique > Vol. 60 N° 12 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 949–956 Titre : Effectiveness of filters in reducing consolidation time in routine laboratory testing Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : V. Sivakumar, Auteur ; P. Mackinnon, Auteur ; J. Zaini, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 949–956 Note générale : Génie Civil Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Filters  Clays  Laboratory  tests Index. décimale : 624 Constructions du génie civil et du bâtiment. Infrastructures. Ouvrages en terres. Fondations. Tunnels. Ponts et charpentes Résumé : The research reported here is based on the standard laboratory experiments routinely performed in order to measure various geotechnical parameters. These experiments require consolidation of fine-grained samples in triaxial or stress path apparatus. The time required for the consolidation is dependent on the permeability of the soil and the length of the drainage path. The consolidation time is often of the order of several weeks in large clay-dominated samples. Long testing periods can be problematic, as they can delay decisions on design and construction methods. Acceleration of the consolidation process would require a reduction in effective drainage length and this is usually achieved by placing filter drains around the sample. The purpose of the research reported in this paper is to assess if these filter drains work effectively and, if not, to determine what modifications to the filter drains are needed. The findings have shown that use of a double filter reduces the consolidation time several fold. DEWEY : 624.15 ISSN : 0016-8505 En ligne : http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/geot.9.t.013 [article] Effectiveness of filters in reducing consolidation time in routine laboratory testing [texte imprimé] / V. Sivakumar, Auteur ; P. Mackinnon, Auteur ; J. Zaini, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 949–956. Génie Civil Langues : Anglais (eng) in Géotechnique > Vol. 60 N° 12 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 949–956 Mots-clés : Filters  Clays  Laboratory  tests Index. décimale : 624 Constructions du génie civil et du bâtiment. Infrastructures. Ouvrages en terres. Fondations. Tunnels. Ponts et charpentes Résumé : The research reported here is based on the standard laboratory experiments routinely performed in order to measure various geotechnical parameters. These experiments require consolidation of fine-grained samples in triaxial or stress path apparatus. The time required for the consolidation is dependent on the permeability of the soil and the length of the drainage path. The consolidation time is often of the order of several weeks in large clay-dominated samples. Long testing periods can be problematic, as they can delay decisions on design and construction methods. Acceleration of the consolidation process would require a reduction in effective drainage length and this is usually achieved by placing filter drains around the sample. The purpose of the research reported in this paper is to assess if these filter drains work effectively and, if not, to determine what modifications to the filter drains are needed. The findings have shown that use of a double filter reduces the consolidation time several fold. DEWEY : 624.15 ISSN : 0016-8505 En ligne : http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/geot.9.t.013