Comparison of aging effects on cyclic shear strength of undisturbed and remolded tailing sands

R. Moffat, M. Ormazabal

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Abstract

Increase in cyclic strength due to aging of sands is reflected in the higher number of cycles necessary to reach liquefaction. Results are reported from cyclic triaxial tests on reconstituted and undisturbed block samples from the Ovejeria tailing dam. Observations on the change on the cyclic stress ratio caused by aging effects during a period of time between 0 to 5 months enable the characterization and comparison on the cyclic behavior on remolded specimens and in situ samples. The new laboratory data is compared with selected data reported in the literature confirming the relevance of aging effect and a qualitative difference between reconstituted and undisturbed samples. Preliminary observations indicate that cyclic strength of undisturbed samples obtained directly from the tailing dam cannot be compare directly with the strength of reconstituted specimens by moist tamping with the same age.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationThe Academia and Practice of Geotechnical Engineering
Pages271-274
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSMGE 2009 - Alexandria, Egypt
Duration: 5 Oct 20099 Oct 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: The Academia and Practice of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume1

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSMGE 2009
Country/TerritoryEgypt
CityAlexandria
Period5/10/099/10/09

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Liquefaction
  • Sand
  • Tailing

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