Caracterização geotécnica da sensibilidade de um depósito sedimentar do Rio Grande do Sul com o uso de ensaios de laboratório

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Author	Bertuol, Fábio
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	BERTUOL, F. CARACTERIZAÇÃO GEOTÉCNICA DA SENSIBILIDADE DE UM DEPÓSITO SEDIMENTAR DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL COM O USO DE ENSAIOS DE LABORATÓRIO. 2009. Dissertação (Mestrado em Engenharia) − Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, UFRGS, Porto Alegre. One of the most difficult problems in the use of laboratory geotechnical tests is related to obtaining undisturbed samples. The soft soils are among the most difficult soils to sample and there is a great research effort in developing new sampling techniques. In order to obtain high quality samples for the study of the soil sensitivity, a modification of the Japanese thin-walled tube sampler has been build for this research and some modifications of the sampling techniques have been made. The conventional extrusion of the soil sample from the tube was substituted by a traverse cut of the tube in order to reduce the soil perturbation during its extraction. To make this operation easier, the material used for the tubes was brass (substituting the usual stainless steel). The sedimentary deposit studied on this research has been selected for having presented an high sensitivity on vane field tests (relation between peak and large deformation strengths) which gives even more importance to careful sampling. The sensitivity is an important parameter for geotechnical design as the deformations can severely reduce the undrained shear strength of these materials. Various laboratory testing techniques have been used to determine the undrained shear strength of these soils both in undisturbed and disturbed conditions (fall cone tests, lab vane tests and triaxial tests), besides characterization tests of the deposit. The studied deposit presents lenses of two distinct materials (clayey and sandy lenses), however they present similar internal angles of friction (~34°). In both soils the undrained shear strength are quite low (Su ~10 kPa in undisturbed condition and Su = 0,5 2,0 kPa in disturbed condition). The sensitivity of the clayey material is around 10 and around 20 in the sandy soil. Qualitative analyses of the results indicate that the samples taken with the new sampler have an high quality level. The results obtained (a) confirm the good performance of the sampler built; (b) allowed the undrained shear strength to be determined with precision; (c) showed the great sensitivity of the sandy lenses; (d) helped to explain the field behaviour of the soil.
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