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Compression Behaviour of Chlef Sand and Transition of Fines Content Using Pressure-Dependent Maximum Void Ratios of Sand

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This paper presents a study on Chlef sand to examine the effect of fines content (Fc), relative density (RD) and initial conditions on the compressibility behavior. The interpretation of the results is based on the concept of the intergranular voids ratio (es) and two hypoplastic parameters model Hs and n for calculation of the maximum voids ratio. The œdometric tests results made in the laboratory show that the fines content transition (Fct) of Chlef sand is in good agreement with the results published in the literature. The results obtained indicate that the higher value of fines fraction (Fc) in the sand cause an increase in the compressibility coefficient (Cc) and the granular compressibility coefficient (Cc-s). Moreover increasing the density from 65 to 80% decreased both coefficients (Cc) and (Cc-s). The samples prepared with the moist tamping method (w = 3%) have compressibility coefficients greater than samples prepared by the dry pluviation method (w = 0%). We have shown that the fines content transition (Fct) depends on the initial state of the samples (relative density, preparation method and maximum void ratio). Finally the granulometric characteristics (D10, D50 and Cu) have a significant effect on compression behavior. Nevertheless a good exponential correlation has been found between the compressibility coefficient (Cc), the granular compressibility coefficient (Cc-s) and the effective diameter (D10), the average diameter (D50) and the uniformity coefficient (Cu).

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Abbreviations

Gs :

Specific gravity of sand

Gf :

Specific gravity of fines

G:

Specific gravity of sand-silt mixture

D10 :

Effective diameter

D50 :

Average diameter

Cc :

Compressibility coefficient

Cc-s :

Intergranular compressibility coefficient

Fc :

Fines content

Fct :

Fines content transition

Cu :

Coefficient of uniformity (Cu = D60/D10)

emax :

Maximum void ratio

emin :

Minimum void ratio

e:

Initial void ratio

es :

Intergranular void ratio

RD:

Relative density

R2 :

Coefficient of determination

σ′:

ŒDometer pressure

WL :

Liquid limit

w:

Water content

ϕ:

Internal friction angle

CMTDP:

Cohesion Moist tamping Dry pluviation

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Charles University authors thank to the financial support by the research grant LTACH19028 Inter-Excellence (Inter-Action) of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and by the Center for Geosphere Dynamics (UNCE/SCI/006).

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  1. Laboratory of Materials Sciences and Environment, Hassiba Ben Bouali University of Chlef, 2000, Chlef, Algeria

    Djamel Eddine Bouri, Abdelkader Brahimi, Abdallah Krim & Ahmed Arab

  2. Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret, 14000, Tiaret, Algeria

    Abdallah Krim

  3. Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Jan Najser & David Mašín

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Bouri, D.E., Brahimi, A., Krim, A. et al. Compression Behaviour of Chlef Sand and Transition of Fines Content Using Pressure-Dependent Maximum Void Ratios of Sand. Geotech Geol Eng 40, 1675–1692 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-021-01985-8

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