0

OED 8 CRS 24
EI.9.5 Possible (0.48) EI.55.1
Vertical Strain, � v (%)

Curve OCR = 3.20

10

(0.19
constant)

15

(0.2)
CRS 19
EI.4.0
OCR = 1.12
20

�'vo �'p ( ) CR (0.18)

25

0.1 1 10 100

Vertical Effective Stress, �'v (KSF)

Typical I-D Compression Curves for Blue Clay at SB Site

Note: See section 3.1 of part IV - 3 for description of CRS consolidation test
 50
Fig. 19.7 TPM (1996) Soft Clays
Soft and Stiff Clays
40
Friction Angle, �', (degrees)

Shales
Clay Minerals
30

20

10
Mexico City Clay
Altapulgite
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 400
Plasticity Index, Ip (%)
 Profile Indices Stress History (kPa)
0 10 20 30 IP

0
0 1 2 3 IL 100 200 300

Desiccated Crust

2
Crust due to freeze - thaw
4
cycles

6
Selected
Depth, z (m)

8
Marine IL '
Profile
�vo From erratic Quick Clay

Clay
10
�`p data (high IL
St = 200 + 100)

12
Cementation:-
> High �'p for such high

14
Lacust­ values of IL

16

rine �'p on Block > Very brittle behavior

Clay CKoU
Samples a` la sheet AS
18
Ip(%)
Test Locations
20
Till
 0 0.5
�`p AT z = 6.3m
Ip = 16%, IL = 1.3
4 0.4 �'vo = 60 kPa, �'p = 145 - 150 kPa

B-6 Destructured
8 0.3 Intact

q/�`p
�`vc < �`p
Vertical Strain, �v(%)

12 0.2 Laboratory �`vc

In Situ �`p
�`p
�`vo Probable 0.1 0.34
16 0.80
1.33
Min. Max
0
20 Min. Radius 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Axial Strain, �a(%)
(a) Normalized Stress-strain Data From CkoUC Tests
24 Casagrande
Construction
0.5
�' = 35
26
10 20 40 100 200 400 1000 0.4 intact
TC esp at in yield
Log Scale �v̀c (kPa) envelope
situ OCR
0.3
(a) Semi log scale Destructured
Large Strain TC 0.55
Yield Envelope Kc =
q/ �'p

0.2 at in situ OCR

0 IP(%) IL �`vo �'p
�`p Symbol Sample
James Bay B-6 0.1
9 2.8 95
4 Marine: Block
AGS CH 42 0.6 0
Marine: Tube 85
�`vc / �`
p
Vertical Strain, �v(%)

Note: Most likely mechanism

8 causing �` > �` 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
B-6 p vo
James Bay: Cementation p`/ �'p
AGS CH: Mechanical
12 Triaxial Compression (TC)
and/or desiccation AT IN SITU OCR :
Triaxial Extension (TE)
LAB �`vc � IN SITU �`p : Peak q (TC)/ �`p
16 r
NORMALLY CONSOLIDATED : TC and TE (Destructured)

20
(a) Normalized Effective Stress Paths and Yield Envelopes
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
B - 6 Undrained shear - very brittle behavior, i.e. small �f
Consolidation Stress, �'vc (kpa) followed by high rate of strain softening

(b) Natural scale

B - 6 1-D compression - sharp break in �v vs log

�'vs & S-shaped virgin compression

Adapted from Jamiolkowski, Ladd, Germaine & Lancellota (1985) 11th ICSMFE, San Francisco