Compression and Creep of Venice Lagoon Sands
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Sanzeni, Alex; Whittle, Andrew; Germaine, John T.; Colleselli, Francesco
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A laboratory test program was conducted to evaluate the one-dimensional (1D) compression and creep properties of intact sand (and silty-sand) samples from a deep borehole at the Malamocco Inlet to the Venice Lagoon. The tests were performed with a constant rate of strain consolidometer and included special procedures for trimming the frozen samples and measuring strains during thawing and backpressure saturation. The specimens had variable fine fractions ranging from 6 to 21% and mica contents ranging from 1 to 10%. The results confirmed that there is a strong correlation between the creep rate coefficient and the compressibility index and between the swelling index and mica content. The compression behavior in all tests is well described by a nonlinear compression model with a unique limiting compression curve and a variable transition parameter that reflects the fines and mica content. Creep tests performed at different confining pressures are also well represented by a simple two-parameter model.
Date issued
2012-10Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringJournal
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
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Sanzeni, Alex, Andrew J. Whittle, John T. Germaine, and Francesco Colleselli. “Compression and Creep of Venice Lagoon Sands.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 138, no. 10 (October 2012): 1266–1276.
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1090-0241
1943-5606