Influence of reconstituting intact samples of calcareous sands on static strength
Influence of reconstituting intact samples of calcareous sands on static strength
This work is a continuation of a lab investigation campaign aimed at revealing the effect of reconstituting cohesionless material by the widely used moist-tamping method. The previous testing campaign focused on silica based cohesionless material from a specific geological age, where initially intact samples were sheared in consolidated drained triaxial tests. The sheared samples were then reconstituted to identical state and sheared again, where the difference in intact and reconstituted behaviour demonstrates the reconstitution effect. This paper presents further consolidated drained triaxial tests on pairs of intact and reconstituted very silty sands and calcareous sands from other geological formations, aiming to reveal the influence of particle mineralogy on the reconstitution of cohesionless samples.
Mohammed Al-Maadheedi; Marisa Soares; Brian Mackenzie; Ewan Fitzpatrick; Alexander Lowther; D. Hinxman; Matt Bean
5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG2025)
2 - Site characterization, in-situ and laboratory testing, measurement
https://doi.org/10.53243/ISFOG2025-145
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