Static and seismic stability of sensitive clay slopes |
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학술지명 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
저자 Kutter,박동순
발표일 2016-01-05
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Many sensitive clay slopes exist that have a factor of safety greater than one based on the peak strength, and a factor of safety less than one based on the remolded strength. Obviously, it is possible for shaking from an earthquake to remold and soften a sensitive clay, but there is no criteria available to help engineers determine the extent of seismic loading required to trigger sufficient strain softening to trigger instability. Slopes of varying sensitivity, produced by adding a small amount of Portland cement to clays of different plasticity were tested in a centrifuge to study the static and dynamic failure mechanism for sensitive clay slopes. The properties of the clay were determined by rudimentary laboratory tests. Results are interpreted in the context of existing literature to further our understanding of the factors controlling the potential for dynamic loading to trigger the instability of sensitive clay. |