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Assessment of the Stress History of Quaternary Clay from Piezocone Tests

May 16, 2018
This paper highlights the importance of linking regional geology to geotechnical ground investigation when estimating the pre-consolidation pressure σ’p of Quaternary clay deposits from piezocone tests. The work comprises a comprehensive site characterization from boring logs, piezocone tests and laboratory oedometer tests carried out at the Tubar&atild...
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Stress History of Soils from Cone Penetration Tests (Manuel Rocha Lecture)

September 01, 2017

Stress history is an important measurement in soils as it affects strength, stability, stiffness, and flow characteristics. The evaluation of the in-situ preconsolidation stress, or effective yield stress, from the results of piezocone penetration tests allows for an economical and expedient means to profile the stress history of clays, sands, and mixed...

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Laboratory Behaviour of Rio de Janeiro Soft Clays. Part 1: Index and Compression Properties

March 10, 2008

This paper describes the Index and compression properties of Rio de Janeiro sedimentary clays properties and behaviour of ten deposits of soft to medium clays, situated in industrialized and residential areas of Rio de Janeiro City and Rio de Janeiro State. The data reported in this paper is a summary of the geotechnical properties obtained from laborat...

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