Silt influence on static liquefaction of sands

E. Etminan; M. M. Monkul; A. Senol

Silt influence on static liquefaction of sands

E. Etminan, M. M. Monkul^*, A. Senol

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Abstract

Liquefaction of sandy soils remains to have great importance for the geotechnical and civil engineering community as its economical and social consequences are usually weighty. Case histories revealed that various failures occurred due to static or flow- Type liquefaction including submarine slopes, mine tailings, spoil heaps, highway embankments and earth dams. And interestingly, in most cases the predominant soil type is sands with certain amount of silts rather than being clean. Today, it is well accepted that undrained behavior of clean sands and silty sands are not necessarily same in terms of liquefaction potential. However, the influence of silt on liquefaction mechanism is still debated. In this study, an experimental program is performed on a base sand, named as Sile Sand 80/100, mixed with three different non plastic silts: TT Silt, IZ Silt and SI Silt. Strain controlled undrained triaxial compression tests are conducted on resulting silty sands with 5%, 15% and 25% fines contents for each silt type. The influence of different silt characteristics such as gradation, mean size and shape effects on liquefaction potential of sand is discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Problematic Materials, Environment, Water and Energy
Editors	Mike G. Winter, Peter J.L. Eldred, David G. Toll, Mike G. Winter, Derek M. Smith, Peter J.L. Eldred
Publisher	ICE Publishing
Pages	2389-2394
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780727760678
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Sept 2015 → 17 Sept 2015

Publication series

Name	Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015
Volume	5

Conference

Conference	16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	13/09/15 → 17/09/15

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© The authors and ICE Publishing: All rights reserved, 2015.

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Etminan, E., Monkul, M. M., & Senol, A. (2015). Silt influence on static liquefaction of sands. In M. G. Winter, P. J. L. Eldred, D. G. Toll, M. G. Winter, D. M. Smith, & P. J. L. Eldred (Eds.), Problematic Materials, Environment, Water and Energy (pp. 2389-2394). (Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015; Vol. 5). ICE Publishing.

Etminan, E. ; Monkul, M. M. ; Senol, A. / Silt influence on static liquefaction of sands. Problematic Materials, Environment, Water and Energy. editor / Mike G. Winter ; Peter J.L. Eldred ; David G. Toll ; Mike G. Winter ; Derek M. Smith ; Peter J.L. Eldred. ICE Publishing, 2015. pp. 2389-2394 (Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015).

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Etminan, E, Monkul, MM & Senol, A 2015, Silt influence on static liquefaction of sands. in MG Winter, PJL Eldred, DG Toll, MG Winter, DM Smith & PJL Eldred (eds), Problematic Materials, Environment, Water and Energy. Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015, vol. 5, ICE Publishing, pp. 2389-2394, 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 13/09/15.

Silt influence on static liquefaction of sands. / Etminan, E.; Monkul, M. M.; Senol, A.
Problematic Materials, Environment, Water and Energy. ed. / Mike G. Winter; Peter J.L. Eldred; David G. Toll; Mike G. Winter; Derek M. Smith; Peter J.L. Eldred. ICE Publishing, 2015. p. 2389-2394 (Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015; Vol. 5).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Etminan E, Monkul MM, Senol A. Silt influence on static liquefaction of sands. In Winter MG, Eldred PJL, Toll DG, Winter MG, Smith DM, Eldred PJL, editors, Problematic Materials, Environment, Water and Energy. ICE Publishing. 2015. p. 2389-2394. (Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015).

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