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Insight into role of clay-fluid molecular interactions on permeability and consolidation behavior of na-montmorillonite swelling clay / Priyanthi M. Amarasinghe in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 138 N° 2 (Fevrier 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 2 (Fevrier 2012) . - pp. 138-146 Titre : Insight into role of clay-fluid molecular interactions on permeability and consolidation behavior of na-montmorillonite swelling clay Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Priyanthi M. Amarasinghe, Auteur ; Kalpana S. Katti, Auteur ; Dinesh R. Katti, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : pp. 138-146 Note générale : Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Expansive  soils  Permeability  Solvents  Clay  Interactions  Clay  liners  Cohesive  soils  Microscopy  Microstructures  Consolidation Résumé : Swelling clays, also known as expansive clays, are encountered extensively all over the world. These clays are problematic for geotechnical engineering applications because of distress caused to structures and infrastructure as a result of swelling and swelling pressure. These clays are also often used in geoenvironmental engineering applications because of their effective barrier properties as liner materials, e.g., in landfills, ponds, and cutoff trenches. In this study, we report the effect of dielectric constant of fluid on the permeability and consolidation characteristics of Na-montmorillonite swelling clay to investigate the role of clay-fluid molecular interactions on the macroscale properties of the clay. A new “porous rigid wall, flexible wall” permeability device specifically designed for swelling clays that allows for accurate measurement of permeability, swelling pressure and consolidation characteristics, and evaluation of microstructure of swelling clays with fluids with different polarities is used in this study. Results show that clay-fluid molecular interactions have a tremendous effect on the permeability and consolidation characteristics of swelling clay and its microstructure. DEWEY : 624.1 ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/gto/resource/1/jggefk/v138/i2/p138_s1?isAuthorized=no [article] Insight into role of clay-fluid molecular interactions on permeability and consolidation behavior of na-montmorillonite swelling clay [texte imprimé] / Priyanthi M. Amarasinghe, Auteur ; Kalpana S. Katti, Auteur ; Dinesh R. Katti, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 138-146. Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 2 (Fevrier 2012) . - pp. 138-146 Mots-clés : Expansive  soils  Permeability  Solvents  Clay  Interactions  Clay  liners  Cohesive  soils  Microscopy  Microstructures  Consolidation Résumé : Swelling clays, also known as expansive clays, are encountered extensively all over the world. These clays are problematic for geotechnical engineering applications because of distress caused to structures and infrastructure as a result of swelling and swelling pressure. These clays are also often used in geoenvironmental engineering applications because of their effective barrier properties as liner materials, e.g., in landfills, ponds, and cutoff trenches. In this study, we report the effect of dielectric constant of fluid on the permeability and consolidation characteristics of Na-montmorillonite swelling clay to investigate the role of clay-fluid molecular interactions on the macroscale properties of the clay. A new “porous rigid wall, flexible wall” permeability device specifically designed for swelling clays that allows for accurate measurement of permeability, swelling pressure and consolidation characteristics, and evaluation of microstructure of swelling clays with fluids with different polarities is used in this study. Results show that clay-fluid molecular interactions have a tremendous effect on the permeability and consolidation characteristics of swelling clay and its microstructure. DEWEY : 624.1 ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/gto/resource/1/jggefk/v138/i2/p138_s1?isAuthorized=no

Microstructural investigation of soil suction and hysteresis of fine-grained soils / A. Anandarajah in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 138 N° 1 (Janvier 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 1 (Janvier 2012) . - pp. 38-46 Titre : Microstructural investigation of soil suction and hysteresis of fine-grained soils Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : A. Anandarajah, Auteur ; Priyanthi M. Amarasinghe, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : pp. 38-46 Note générale : Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Montmorillonite  Kaolinite  Molecular  dynamics  Discrete-element  method  SWCC  Soil  suction  Inkbottle  effect  Contact  angle  Surface  tension Résumé : The relationship between soil suction and degree of water saturation (also known as the soil-water characteristic curve or SWCC) for a given soil depends on a number of variables such as the soil type, mineral type, fluid type, pore size distribution, and anisotropy. In addition, the SWCC is found to exhibit a form of hysteresis, in that it is different in wetting and drying. Design of structures founded on unsaturated soils requires an in-depth microscopic understanding of the variables controlling SWCC and the underlying hysteresis. Most of the past basic studies have focused on granular materials, with solid particles represented by spheres. The present study is focused on clayey soils involving platelike solids. The analysis method of molecular dynamics (MD) is used to understand the nature of clay-water capillary meniscus. On the basis of the observations from the MD analysis and the Young-Laplace equation, a model is proposed for predicting SWCC and the associated hysteresis. The microscopic parameters needed for the model are obtained by analyzing the fabric of numerical specimens prepared by the discrete-element method (DEM) of analysis of an assembly of clay particles. The results are shown to be consistent with experimental observations. DEWEY : 624.1 ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/gto/resource/1/jggefk/v138/i1/p38_s1?isAuthorized=no [article] Microstructural investigation of soil suction and hysteresis of fine-grained soils [texte imprimé] / A. Anandarajah, Auteur ; Priyanthi M. Amarasinghe, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 38-46. Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 1 (Janvier 2012) . - pp. 38-46 Mots-clés : Montmorillonite  Kaolinite  Molecular  dynamics  Discrete-element  method  SWCC  Soil  suction  Inkbottle  effect  Contact  angle  Surface  tension Résumé : The relationship between soil suction and degree of water saturation (also known as the soil-water characteristic curve or SWCC) for a given soil depends on a number of variables such as the soil type, mineral type, fluid type, pore size distribution, and anisotropy. In addition, the SWCC is found to exhibit a form of hysteresis, in that it is different in wetting and drying. Design of structures founded on unsaturated soils requires an in-depth microscopic understanding of the variables controlling SWCC and the underlying hysteresis. Most of the past basic studies have focused on granular materials, with solid particles represented by spheres. The present study is focused on clayey soils involving platelike solids. The analysis method of molecular dynamics (MD) is used to understand the nature of clay-water capillary meniscus. On the basis of the observations from the MD analysis and the Young-Laplace equation, a model is proposed for predicting SWCC and the associated hysteresis. The microscopic parameters needed for the model are obtained by analyzing the fabric of numerical specimens prepared by the discrete-element method (DEM) of analysis of an assembly of clay particles. The results are shown to be consistent with experimental observations. DEWEY : 624.1 ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/gto/resource/1/jggefk/v138/i1/p38_s1?isAuthorized=no