Soil penetration test

Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
Effect of cementitious stabilization on the stress-compressibility characteristics of
three different South Florida organic soils were evaluated in this study. The
objectives of the research were to (l) determine if the secondary compression
characteristics of organic soils and peats can be stabilized with (a) cement only,
(b) binary blends of cement/slag (C-S), cement/gypsum (C-G), and cement/cement-kiln-dust (C-CKD) and (c) ternary blend of cement-slag-gypsum in equal proportions; (ll) quantify the effectiveness of cementitious stabilization by evaluating the time-stress-compressibility (t-log σ'v - e) relationship in terms of the Cα / Cc ratio; and (lll) provide some guidelines for selecting optimum dosage of cementitious materials in deep mixing methods when organic soils and peats are encountered. It was concluded that cementitious mixes containing various waste materials is effective in controlling the secondary compression behavior of organic soils, and therefore should be considered in deep mixing methods as a sustainable practice.
Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
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, 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.