60 ■Undrained modulus

Drained modulus
High compressibility ‘ (CR* 0.03)
vCD Drained modulus
* (CR= 0.2)
Gp Increasing Drained modulus
cementation (CR= 0.5)
qc and/or
ageing Drained modulus
’ (ideal "elastic" soil)

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0% A.C. Monteray
1% A.C. Monteray
2% A.C. Monteray
Alabama residual soil
Utah tailings
Quiou 0 0 .2 0 .4 0 .6 0 .8 1.0
Kidd Low compressibility S h e a r S tre s s L e v e l
Massey
Alaska A.C.= Artificially cemented
c> Ticino (% by weight) F ig u r e 8 .3 . C o m p u te d r e la tio n s h ip s b e tw e e n n o r m a liz e d u n d r a in e d an d
"Ibyoura
d r a in e d Y o u n g s m o d u lu s a n d s h e a r s tr e s s le v e l.
1 1 I t I 1M iI
10 100 1000

F ig u r e 8 .1 . P lo t o f G /G o v e r s u s q ci f o r v a r io u s s a n d s ( a f te r R o b e rts o n ,
1 9 9 7 & F a h e y , 1 9 9 9 ).

F a c to r S a f e ty A g a in s t U n d r a in e d
S o il F a ilu re

F ig u r e 8 .4 ( a ) . S e c a n t m o d u lu s r a tio f o r ty p ic a l fo u n d a tio n s o n clay .

Gmux/Sii = 1 0 0 0 .

Plasticity index
(c)

F ig u r e 8 .2 . M a te r ia l p a r a m e te r s f o r G m » ( A tk in s o n , 2 0 0 0 ).

F a c to r S a f e ty A g a in s t U n d r a in e d
S o il F a ilu r e
F ig u r e 8 .4 ( b ) . S e c a n t m o d u lu s r a tio f o r ty p ic a l f o u n d a tio n s o n clay .
G ^ /s « = 500.

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