A practical method for estimating maximum shear modulus of cemented sands using unconfined compressive strength

Choo, Hyunwook,Nam, Hongyeop,Lee, Woojin Elsevier 2017 Journal of applied geophysics Vol.147 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>The composition of naturally cemented deposits is very complicated; thus, estimating the maximum shear modulus (<I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I>, or shear modulus at very small strains) of cemented sands using the previous empirical formulas is very difficult. The purpose of this experimental investigation is to evaluate the effects of particle size and cement type on the <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> and unconfined compressive strength (<I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I>) of cemented sands, with the ultimate goal of estimating <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> of cemented sands using <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I>. Two sands were artificially cemented using Portland cement or gypsum under varying cement contents (2%–9%) and relative densities (30%–80%). Unconfined compression tests and bender element tests were performed, and the results from previous studies of two cemented sands were incorporated in this study. The results of this study demonstrate that the effect of particle size on the <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I> and <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> of four cemented sands is insignificant, and the variation of <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I> and <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> can be captured by the ratio between volume of void and volume of cement. <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I> and <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> of sand cemented with Portland cement are greater than those of sand cemented with gypsum. However, the relationship between <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I> and <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> of the cemented sand is not affected by the void ratio, cement type and cement content, revealing that <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> of the complex naturally cemented soils with unknown in-situ void ratio, cement type and cement content can be estimated using <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I>.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Unconfined compressive strength (q<SUB>ucs</SUB>) and shear wave velocity were measured. </LI> <LI> Factors affecting the maximum shear modulus (<I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I>) and <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I> were investigated. </LI> <LI> Relationship between <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> and <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I> is not affected by cement type and cement content. </LI> <LI> <I>G<SUB>max</SUB> </I> of complex naturally cemented soils can be estimated with <I>q<SUB>ucs</SUB> </I>. </LI> </UL> </P>

단섬유를 사용한 시멘트 혼합토의 일축압축강도 특성

박성식(Park Sung-Sik),김영수(Kim Young-Su),최선규(Choi Sun-Gyu),신시언(Shin Shi-Eon) 대한토목학회 2008 대한토목학회논문집 C Vol.28 No.4

시멘트로 고결된 사질토의 일축압축강도와 취성적인 거동을 개선하기 위하여 단섬유를 사용한 혼합토에 관한 연구를 수행 하였다. 낙동강 모래에 포틀랜드시멘트와 콘크리트 보강재로 많이 사용되고 있는 폴리비닐알코올 섬유를 무작위로 보강하였다. 낙동강 모래에 시멘트와 섬유를 최적함수비로 잘 섞은 다음 5층 다짐으로 공시체를 만든 후 7일간 양생시켰다. 적은 양의 시멘트를 혼합하여 시멘트의 고결효과보다는 섬유의 인장력으로 인한 보강효과에 중점을 두었다. 8% 이하의 시멘트비를 가진 약하게 고결된 혼합토에 섬유비를 다르게 공시체를 제작하여 일축압축시험을 실시하였다. 섬유비와 시멘트비에 따른 일축압축강도의 특성을 비교하였으며, 일축압축강도는 시멘트비가 2%인 경우 섬유비의 증가에 따라 최대 6배까지 증가하였다. 섬유의 인장력으로 공시체의 연성이 증가하여 최대응력 시의 축변형률이 시멘트비가 2%인 경우 섬유비에 따라 최대 7% 정도 증가하였다. 시멘트비가 2%인 혼합토에 1%의 섬유 보강으로 인한 효과를 마찰각의 증가와 점착력의 증가로 분리하여 해석하였으며, 마찰각의 증가로 해석한 경우 섬유로 전달되는 응력은 수직응력의 8% 정도로 계산되었다. A study on cemented sand reinforced with short fibers was carried out to improve its unconfined compressive strength and brittle behavior. Nak-dong River sand was mixed with Portland cement and polyvinyl alcohol (PYA) fibers. A PYA fiber widely used for concrete reinforcement is randomly distributed into cemented sand. Nak-dong River sand, cement and fibers with optimum water content were compacted in 5 layers and then cured for 7 days. The effect of fiber reinforcement rather than cementation was emphasized by using a small amount of cement. Weakly cemented sand with a cement/sand ratio less than 8% was fiber-reinforced with different fiber ratios and tested for unconfined compression tests. The effect of fiber ratio and cement ratio on unconfined compressive strength was investigated. Fiber-reinforced cemented sand with 2% cement ratio showed up to six times strength to non-reinforced cemented sand. Because of ductile behavior of fiber-reinforced specimens, an axial strain at peak stress of specimens with 2% cement ratio increases up to 7% as a fiber ratio increases. The effect of 1% fiber addition into 2% cemented sand on friction angle and cohesion was analyzed separately. When the fiber reinforcement is related to friction angle increase, the 8% of applied stress transferred to 1% fibers within specimens.

섬유의 보강 형태에 따른 섬유-시멘트 혼합토의 일축압축강도특성

박성식,김영수,이종천 한국지반공학회 2007 한국지반공학회논문집 Vol.23 No.8

The behavior of fiber-reinforced cemented sands (FRCS) was studied to improve a brittle failure mode observed in cemented sands. Nak-dong River sand was mixed with ordinary Portland cement and a Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber. A PVA fiber is widely used in concrete and cement reinforcement. It has a good adhesive property to cement and a specific gravity of 1.3. A PVA fiber has a diameter of 0.1 mm that is thicker than general PVA fiber for reinforced cement. Clean Nak-dong River sand, cement and fiber at optimum water content were compacted in 5 layers giving 55 blows per layer. They were cured for 7 days. Cemented sands with a cement/sand ratio of 4% were fiber-reinforced at different locations and tested for unconfined compression tests. The effect of fiber reinforcement form and distribution on strength was investigated. A specimen with evenly distributed fiber showed two times more strength than not-evenly reinforced specimen. The strength of fiber-reinforced cemented sands increases as fiber reinforcement ratio increases. A fully reinforced specimen was 1.5 times stronger than a specimen reinforced at only middle part. FRCS behavior was controlled not only by a dosage of fiber but also by fiber distribution methods or fiber types.

Size Effect of Specimen and Aggregate on Fracture Characteristics of Cemented Sand

김태훈,이강일,임은상,Kim Tae-Hoon,Lee Kang-Il,Im Eun-Sang Korean Geotechnical Society 2004 한국지반공학회논문집 Vol.20 No.7

경화 모래와 같은 단단한 흙에서는 자주 파괴시의 응력이 실내실험을 통해 얻은 전단강도 보다 작을 뿐만 아니라 일반적인 해석방법이 적절하지 못한 경우를 보게된다. 여러 학자들은 이러한 현상이 일어나는 것은 흙속에 있는 균열이나 절리와 같은 불연속이 존재 하기 때문일거라 생각했고, 따라서 파괴역학이 이런 흙에대해서는 더 적절한 해석방법이 될 수도 있다고 생각 해왔다. 그러나 파괴역학의 개념을 도입하기에는 파괴 요소들이 재료의 구성뿐만 아니라 시료 그리고 입자의 크기에 크게 영향을 받기 때문에 어려움이 많이 있다. 본 연구에서는 경화모래의 파괴 특성에 시료와 입자의 크기가 미치는 영향을 기술한다. 실내실험 결과, 시료와 입자의 크기는 경화모래의 파괴 거동에 많은 영향을 미치는 것을 보여준다. In the past it has been often observed that the shear stresses at failure are much smaller than the shear strength obtained from traditional laboratory tests and conventional analysis technique is inadequate in stiff soil, such as cemented sand. Many researchers have brought attention to the fact that the presence of flaws i.e. fissures, cracks, joints have a great effect on the strength and overall stress-strain behavior of such materials. They have thought that fracture mechanics may appropriately be adopted as a good tool for analysis of these materials. However, the use of fracture mechanics concept especially for cemented sands is faced with difficulties in obtaining relevant parameters, because fracture parameters and predictions are highly dependent on the material constituents and the size of specimens as well as the size of particles. This paper addresses the effects of sizes which include specimen and aggregate on fracture properties of cemented sand. The results of laboratory tests show that the sizes of specimens and particle have a great effect on the fracture properties such as nominal strength of cemented sand.

미생물활성에 의한 시멘테이션 작용을 이용한 모래지반의 안정화

김기욱,윤성욱,정유진,정영륜,유찬,Kim, Ki-Wook,Yun, Sung-Wook,Chung, Eu-Jin,Chung, Young-Ryun,Yu, Chan 한국농공학회 2014 한국농공학회논문집 Vol.56 No.6

To evaluate bio-cementation of microbial on sands, laboratory test was conducted using acrylic cubic molding boxes ($5cm{\times}5cm{\times}5cm$). It was incubated the microbial, called Bacillus Pasteurii, according to Park et al (2011, 2012). and applied 50ml each specimen. Two type of sand samples used were Jumoonjin sand and common sand (well graded). These sands were molded in acrylic boxes with the relative density of 30 % and 60 % respectively. Microbial were poured onto the samples molded in acrylic boxes and cured at the room temperature and humidity. After 7, 14 and 21days, it was measured the compressive strength, pH, EC, and density and it were observed SEM and XRD to verify the effect of bio-cementation. It was found that bio-cementation was increased a strength of sands and it was appeared that strengths were related to the type of sand and relative density. Therefore it was confirmed the solidification of sands using the bio-cementation by microbial activation and the usefullness of acrylic molding boxes when tests were conducted on the soil of sands.

Determination of mortar strength using stone dust as a partially replaced material for cement and sand

Muhit, Imrose B.,Raihan, Muhammad T.,Nuruzzaman, Md. Techno-Press 2014 Advances in concrete construction Vol.2 No.4

Mortar is a masonry product which is matrix of concrete. It consists of binder and fine aggregate and moreover, it is an essential associate in any reinforced structural construction. The strength of mortar is a special concern to the engineer because mortar is responsible to give protection in the outer part of the structure as well as at a brick joint in masonry wall system. The purpose of this research is to investigate the compressive strength and tensile strength of mortar, which are important mechanical properties, by replacing the cement and sand by stone dust. Moreover, to minimize the increasing demand of cement and sand, checking of appropriateness of stone dust as a construction material is necessary to ensure both solid waste minimization and recovery by exchanging stone dust with cement and sand. Stone dust passing by No. 200 sieve, is used as cement replacing material and retained by No. 100 sieve is used for sand replacement. Sand was replaced by stone dust of 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% and 50% by weight of sand while cement was replaced by stone dust of 3%, 5%, and 7% by weight of cement. Test result indicates that, compressive strength of specimen mix with 35% of sand replacing stone dust and 3% of cement replacing stone dust increases 21.33% and 22.76% respectively than the normal mortar specimen at 7 and 28 days while for tensile it increases up to 13.47%. At the end, optimum dose was selected and crack analysis as well as discussion also included.

Compressive strength characteristics of cement treated sand prepared by static compaction method

Yilmaz, Yuksel,Cetin, Bora,Kahnemouei, Vahid Barzegari Techno-Press 2017 Geomechanics & engineering Vol.12 No.6

An experimental program was conducted to investigate the effects of the static compaction pressure, cement content, water/cement ratio, and curing time on unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of the cement treated sand. UCS were conducted on samples prepared with 4 different cement/sand ratios and were compacted under the lowest and highest static pressures (8 MPa and 40 MPa). Each sample was cured for 7 and 28 days to observe the impact of curing time on UCS of cement treated samples. Results of the study showed the unconfined compressive strength of sand increased as the cement content (5% to 10%) of the cement-sand mixture and compaction pressure (8 MPa to 40 MPa) increased. UCS of sand soil increased 30% to 800% when cement content was increased from 2.5% to 10%. Impact of compaction pressure on UCS decreased with a reduction in cement contents. On the other hand, it was observed that as the water content the cement-sand mixture increased, the unconfined compressive strength showed tendency to decrease regardless of compaction pressure and cement content. When the curing time was extended from 7 days to 28 days, the unconfined compressive strengths of almost all the samples increased approximately by 2 or 3 times.

An experimental investigation on dynamic properties of various grouted sands

Hsiao, Darn-Horng,Phan, Vu To-Anh,Huang, Chi-Chang Techno-Press 2016 Geomechanics & engineering Vol.10 No.1

Cyclic triaxial and resonant column tests were conducted to understand the beneficial effects of various grouted sands on liquefaction resistance and dynamic properties. The test procedures were performed on a variety of grouted sands, such as silicate-grouted sand, silicate-cement grouted sand and cement-grouted sand. For each type of grout, sand specimen was mixed with a 3.5% and 5% grout by volume. The specimens were tested at a curing age of 3, 7, 28 and 91 days, and the results of the cyclic stress ratio, the maximum shear modulus and the damping ratio were obtained during the testing program. The influence of important parameters, including the type of grout, grout content, shear strain, confining pressure, and curing age, were investigated. Results indicated that sodium silicate grout does not improve the liquefaction resistance and shear modulus; however, silicate-cement and cement grout remarkably increased the liquefaction resistance and shear modulus. Shear modulus decreased and damping ratio increased with an increase in the amplitude of shear strain. The effect of confining pressure on clean sand and sodium silicate grouted sand was found to be insignificant. Furthermore, a nonlinear regression analysis was used to prove the agreement of the shear modulus-shear strain relation presented by the hyperbolic law for different grouted sands, and the coefficients of determination, $R^2$, were nearly greater than 0.984.

합성섬유로 보강된 시멘트-점토-모래 혼합토의 휨성능 평가에 관한 연구

정두회(Du-Hwoe Jung),조백순(Baik-Soon Cho),이용운(Yong-Yun Lee) 한국지반신소재학회 2017 한국지반신소재학회 논문집 Vol.16 No.1

시멘트-점토-모래 혼합토의 휨성능 개선을 위하여 합성섬유를 이용해서 보강한 섬유보강토에 대한 휨성능 시험을 실시하였다. 시멘트, 모래, 그리고 섬유가 혼합토의 휨성능에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 시멘트량(15%, 20%, 25%), 모래함량(0%, 10%, 20%), 섬유의 종류(PP, PVA)와 길이(6mm, 12mm), 섬유혼입량(0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%)을 조합하여 시험편을 제작하였다. 본 연구의 결과 시멘트 개량토를 섬유를 이용해서 보강하면 휨강도와 휨인성이 개선되는 효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 휨성능 시험 결과에 대한 다중선형회귀분석 결과 시멘트량과 모래함량은 휨강도에 영향을 미치는 주요 인자인 것으로 나타났고, 반면에 섬유혼입량은 균열발생 후의 거동에 영향을 미치는 주요 인자인 것으로 나타났다. The effects of synthetic fibers, cement content, and sand content on the flexural performance of cement-clay-sand mixtures has been evaluated through a flexural performance test with a third-point loading. Beam specimens for the flexural performance test were fabricated with a various amount of cement, sand, and synthetic fibers. Two types of fibers, PVA (Polyvinyl alcohol) and PP (Polypropylene) fibers, were employed in the test. The test results have exhibited that the factors considered in the test have significant effects on the flexural performance of the mixtures in several aspects. The flexural performance of the mixtures has been improved if the mixtures were reinforced with synthetic fibers. The flexural strength and the flexural toughness of the mixtures has been increased as the fiber content was increased. A multiple linear regression analysis has been performed to evaluate the effect of fiber content, cement dosage, and sand content on the flexural performance of the mixtures in terms of flexural strength and flexural toughness. Cement content and sand content were estimated as important factors to have an influence on the first-crack strength and the peak strength whereas the fiber content has the most significant influence on the post-crack behavior. The first-crack strength and the ultimate strength were increased as the cement content and the sand content were increased. As the fiber content was increased, the flexural toughness was increased.

Pore Size Distribution of Cement Mortar Prepared with Crushed Limestone Sand

Xudong Chen,Shengxing Wu,Jikai Zhou 대한토목학회 2016 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.20 No.2

Recently, the use of crushed sand obtained from limestone-quarried is growing especially in the countries where river sand is not quite available. In the paper, the results from an experimental investigation are presented, which evaluates the pore structure of mortar mixtures where fine aggregate is replaced by Crushed Limestone Sand (CLS). The behavior of pore structure of CLS mortar was compared to that of mortars prepared from Nature River Sand (NRS). A Mercury Porosimeter Intrusion (MIP) is adopted to study the behavior of pore size distribution. Both CLS and NRS mortar with four water-cement ratios and five sand-cement ratios are used to determine pore structure. An analytical model was established to compare changes in pore structure for different water cement ratio and volume of sand, and the model was based on the test results.