Mechanical properties and mechanism of soil treated with …
The loose structure and low mechanical strength of the surface soil make it vulnerable to damage under erosion conditions. Slope ecological protection is one of the effective methods to improve the stability of slope soil. ... especially the chemical mechanism of the material on the enhancement of soil mechanical properties is not …
Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Soil under Triaxial
To study the mechanical properties of Y-shaped polypropylene fiber-reinforced subgrade fill, the strength characteristics of fiber-reinforced soil with different fiber contents, fiber lengths, and confining pressures were investigated through triaxial compression tests. The test results showed that fiber reinforcement significantly …
Mechanical properties of soil
The mechanical properties of soil are concerned with the identification and determination of its behavior under the influence of loads in terms of the extent of its resistance, its bearing, the amount of its subsidence, the degree of compaction and its various formations.
Mechanical properties of rooted soil under freeze–thaw …
The mechanical properties of rooted soil with respect to confining pressure variation are consistent with those of typical sandy soils, as explained in the article.
The Soil. Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties
31 Citations. Abstract. This chapter provides a basic description of soil properties and processes, stressing the concept that the soil is a dynamic entity where …
Soil mechanics | Compaction, Shear Strength & Consolidation
pedology. consolidation. soil mechanics, the study of the physical properties and utilization of soils, especially used in planning foundations for structures and subgrades for highways. The first scientific study of soil mechanics was undertaken by French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, who published a theory of earth pressure in 1773.
Mechanical Properties of Kaolinite/Fiber Soil Composite
The mechanical properties of a kaolinite/fiber soil composite were evaluated by a series of laboratory unconfined‐compression, splitting‐tension, three‐point‐bending, and hydraulic‐conductivity tests. The inclusion of randomly distributed fibers ...
Investigation of physical and mechanical properties of clay …
Recently, scholars, within and outside China, have conducted studies on the mechanical properties of soil found in different states of China. A new branch of soil mechanics called deep soil mechanics has now been established (Zhou et al. 2016).Thick topsoil removal during mine construction leads to engineering problems because the …
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Soil | Download …
The physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of this soil are provided in Tables 1 and 2. The soil can be classified as clay with low plasticity [i.e., CL according to the Unified Soil ...
Mechanical Properties of Soft Soil considering …
The mechanical properties of soft soil are crucial for the design and construction of underground space excavation; however, the current design and numerical analysis of underground spaces consider …
Physical and mechanical properties of calcareous soils: A …
position, and mechan ical properties of calcareou s soil was examined based upo n the results. Results show that the calcareous soil in the South China Sea has a high calciu m carbonate con-. tent ...
Soil Structure and Mechanical Strength | SpringerLink
The mechanical strength of structured soils depends on aggregation and history of hydraulic stresses (degree of maximum pre-drying), as well as the shape and …
CHAPTER 1. SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Principle of operation: Based on emission of neutrons (1n) by a radioactive source. These so-called fast neutrons (about 5 MeV) collide with atoms in surrounding soil. Since …
Experimental study on the evolution of the drained mechanical
Internal erosion can cause geotechnical structures to fail due to the loss of fine particles, which is induced by internal erosion that can weaken the mechanical properties of soil. Few studies have focused on the effect of internal erosion on the mechanical properties of soil. Accordingly, the present paper studies the evolution …
Soil mechanics
Soil classification is the separation of soil into classes or groups each having similar characteristics and potentially similar behaviour. A classification for engineering purposes should be based mainly on …
The Soil. Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties
Soil physical properties determine many key soil processes (Fig. 2.3), and thus the agronomical potential of a soil.Soil texture, which is a description of the size distribution of the mineral soil particles composing the solid fraction of the soil (from clay <2 μm to coarse particles >2000 μm) is perhaps the most important, since it determines …
Soil Mechanical Properties
Soil moisture sensors use different soil physical, chemical and mechanical properties to obtain different types of data including electrical, electromagnetic, optical, …
A novel clean biopolymer-based additive to improve mechanical …
The enhanced mechanical and physical properties of the soil caused by hydrocolloids on one hand and the increasing global need for renewable and green materials on the other hand have encouraged investigators to seek new sources of hydrocolloids as soil stabilizers. ... Ahmadi S, Ghasemzadeh H, Changizi F (2021) …
Soil Mechanical Property
Soil Mechanical Property. Most soil mechanical properties depend on the type and content of clay minerals, the interactions between clay mineral surfaces and pore water, the …
(PDF) Mars Soil Mechanical Properties and Suitability of Mars Soil
A soil mechanics investigation was conducted wherein soil mechanical properties were determined by computer reconstruction of mass wasting features observed in photographs of Mars Exploration ...
Effect of temperature on the mechanical properties of fine …
The application of thermal energy in soil can influence its properties and behaviour. Numerous researchers have recognized the effect of thermal energy on properties of fine-grained soil such as shear strength, permeability, pore water pressure, consolidation, creep index, mineralogical composition, etc. This effect is mainly attributed …
The Mechanical Properties of Soils | ISSMGE
The Mechanical Properties of Soils. Publication Title. The Mechanical Properties of Soils. Author. Hubert Borowicka. Published In. 5th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (Paris) Theme. …
Study on Mechanical Properties of Soil Stabilization by …
The tensile and shear properties of plant roots are important factors that determine their slope protection and are also direct indicators for evaluating plant roots for slope protection. In order to explore the soil-fixing properties of root system and root–soil composite of Indigofera amblyantha and Cassia bicapsularis, the high and steep slope of …
Mechanical properties of dredged soil reinforced by …
Inspiringly, we can infer that the mechanical properties of the solidified soil under the synergistic action of biopolymer and plant fiber differ from the mechanical properties of the solidified soil under a single one. However, no studies seem to have been found on this topic. Therefore, this study tried to blend JF into XG-solidified soil to ...
Relationships between soil mechanical properties
Abstract. Soil mechanical properties include basic properties, such as cohesion, and composite properties, such as penetration resistance. Knowledge of the connections between soil mechanical properties is useful in estimating and/or selecting appropriate property values in solving problems in agricultural soil mechanics.
Application of microbially induced calcium carbonate
The mechanical properties of soil are very important for engineering application and construction purposes because of the increasing infrastructure. Generally, each soil has its specific properties depending upon the location of the present and historical conditions and on human activities (Harkes et al., 2010). When soil is …
Role of iron oxide content on mechanical properties of
Granite residual soil is a widely encountered clayey soil with unique microscopic soil structures. Its soil structures mainly stem from the presence of interparticle cementation by iron oxide. An attempt is made herein to experimentally quantify the impact of interparticle iron oxide cementation on soil's mechanical properties, particularly in …
Study on coupling effect of soil structure and …
Soil structure and overconsolidation are two important factors that affect soil strength. Current research studies have primarily focused on the influence of single factors, and relatively few studies have studied the coupling effect of the two. In this paper, the effects of structure and overconsolidation on the mechanical properties of loess under …
Mechanical properties of phosphogypsum-soil stabilized …
However, the mechanical properties of PG stabilized by lime-activated GGBS are not understood. This study attempted to mix PG and soil to make a PG-soil, and lime-activated GGBS was used as a treatment agent. The compaction test and unconfined compression strength test were conducted to investigate the mechanical properties of …
Effect of dry-wet cycles on the mechanical properties of saline soil
Previous studies have shown that biomass by-product sulfur-free lignin (SFL) is an effective soil stabilizer, which improves the engineering properties of soil [[8], [9], [10]]. It was found that the mechanical properties, water stability and erosion resistance of lignin improved soil were significantly improved [11, 12]. The above studies show ...
