In the standard Huder-Amberg swelling test, the

sample is first submitted to a “dry” cycle of loading, LABORATOIRES DE MECANIQUE DES SOLS ET DES ROCHES LABORATOIRES DE MECANIQUE DES SOLS ET DES ROCHES

unloading and reloading (water content of GONFLEMENT GONFLEMENT

Exécuté selon la norme ISRM-89 et LMS+R ER.410 Exécuté selon la norme ISRM-89 et LMS+R ER.410

reception). The sample is then flooded with water, No échantillon Titre de l'étude Commettant No échantillon Titre de l'étude Commettant
at the maximum stress. It is subsequently unloaded R0335FMC30_229 Moutier-Court
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P. Dauwalder
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Diesse R0335FMC30_229 Moutier-Court
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P. Dauwalder
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Diesse
step by step, for each of which the stress is No sondage Type échantillon Nature échantillon Date réception Date essai No sondage Type échantillon Nature échantillon Date réception Date essai
FMC30 carotte marne 28.10.94 1.11.94 FMC30 carotte marne 28.10.94 1.11.94
maintained constant until stabilization of swelling. Profondeur Mode Mode Ingénieur responsable Opérat. Profondeur Mode Mode Ingénieur responsable Opérat.
conservation préparation nom signature conservation préparation nom signature
22.9 m chambre humide sciage J.-F. Mathier JM 22.9 m chambre humide sciage J.-F. Mathier JM
The swelling curve corresponds to the instantaneous 15.02
Hauteur
mm
Diamètre
60 mm
Poids vol. app.
19.8 kN/m3
w initiale
21.8 %
w finale
28.0 %
Hauteur
15.02 mm
Diamètre
60 mm
Poids vol. app.
19.8 kN/m3
w initiale
21.8 %
w finale
28.0 %
strain of the material’s matrix consecutive to the
12.0
reduction in the axial loading added to the swelling 12.0

Paliers de décharge sous eau [kPa]

caused by the adsorption of water by argillaceous 10.0 cycles de charge
gonflement
10.0
999 500 250

minerals. The difference between the swelling curve 8.0

def. instantanée sous eau
8.0
125
1.1
60
eau
15

and the instantaneous strain curve underwater

6.0
defines the swelling potential.
6.0

4.0 4.0

o Two other tests can be carried out: the free

Déformation [%]
gonflement

Déformation [%]
2.0 2.0

swell test which consists in measuring the 0.0

axial and radial swelling strain of the
0.0

sample during its immersion in water. -2.0 -2.0

-4.0 -4.0

o The swelling pressure test is intended to -6.0 -6.0

measure the pressure necessary to maintain
the sample at constant volume when it is -8.0 -8.0

immerged in water. Swelling stress and -10.0 -10.0

axial strain are recorded as a function of

1 10 100 1000 Contrainte [kPa] 10000 0.1 1.0 10.0 100.0 1000.0 10000.0
temps [min]

time. Small amounts of swelling strain are Observations: Essai accrédité Observations: Essai accrédité
compensated in a step-wise manner by oui non oui non

increase of stress. The value of stress at Ce protocole ne peut être reproduit partiellement sans l'accord écrit du LMR-EPFL Page 1/2 Ce protocole ne peut être reproduit partiellement sans l'accord écrit du LMR-EPFL Page 2/2

which no further swelling strain is observed Example of Huder-Amberg swelling test Strain vs time
is called “swelling pressure”.