ISSN: 1945-7545
CODEN: GTJODJ
Page Count: 6

Horizontal and Vertical Swell Pressures from a Triaxial Test: Feasibility Study

Johnson, LD
Research civil engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS

Abstract

Horizontal and vertical swell pressures of some anisotropic undistrubed soil specimens are measured in a double chamber triaxial cell. The equipment is also capable of measuring consolidation and strength parameters of the soil. Preliminary test results indicate no difference in swell pressure between vertical and horizontal orientations of the specimen when subject to no volume change.

Keywords:
swell pressure, triaxial cell, consolidation, soil suction

Paper ID: GTJ10678J
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ10678J
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