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Geotextiles and Geomembranes: Soheil Ghadr, Alireza Samadzadeh, Hadi Bahadori, Arya Assadi-Langroudi
Geotextiles and Geomembranes: Soheil Ghadr, Alireza Samadzadeh, Hadi Bahadori, Arya Assadi-Langroudi
A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T
Keywords: Whether the so-called double porosity in soils with a loose and natural packing state is a concept with real-world
Liquefaction implications is a fundamental yet controversial question in the study of cyclic undrained shear behaviour of fibre-
Silty sand reinforced silty sands. An attempt is made here to clarify the question by means of particle-level modelling
Fibre
combined with 41 undrained cyclic triaxial shear tests. The study shows that the initial Random Loose Packing
Cyclic
Shear
changes to Random Close Packing and then Close Packing with silt content increments. The transition from
Packing random to close packing occurs at a threshold silt content which is relatively lower in coarser sands. For sands
with <40% silt content, the rate of pore pressure growth with loading-unloading cycles increase with silt content
increment. Reverse trend applies to silty sands with >40% silt content. Irrespective of fine content, fibres tend to
sit deep into the silt pellets and encrust the macro-pore spaces. Generally, increasing fibre content leads to an
increase in the average number of contacts per particle, dilation and easier dissipation of excess pore water
pressure, a decrease in contact forces and improved liquefaction resistance. For sands with >40% silt content,
effectiveness of fibre reinforcement diminishes with increasing sand median size.
* Corresponding author.
E-mail addresses: soheil.ghadr25@gmail.com (S. Ghadr), st_a.samadzadeh@urmia.ac.ir (A. Samadzadeh), h.bahadori@urmia.ac.ir (H. Bahadori), a.
assadilangroudi@uel.ac.uk (A. Assadi-Langroudi).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2020.07.002
Received 11 January 2020; Received in revised form 30 June 2020; Accepted 6 July 2020
Available online 3 September 2020
0266-1144/© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Please cite this article as: Soheil Ghadr, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2020.07.002
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discussed in terms of stress evolutions at fractal pore phases and through 2. Materials and methods
relating sand particle shape, sorting, and mean size to soil packing state
parameters. Global void ratio is idealised into micro- and macro-pore 2.1. Materials
level void ratios and the impact of silt and fibre content variation on
packing quality, the likelihood of particle contact destruction and Two angular sands of varied mean diameter are used in this study.
reorientation, and inter-particle stress evolution are discussed in length. Sand A is moderately-well-sorted standard F161 (Firoozkuh 161) sand
As such, this work employs a micro-to-macro approach in studying the with particle sizes ranging 0.80–1.18 mm. A UB200i Lacet transmitting
cyclic response of geocomposite systems. light microscope (integrated with DCM-900 digital camera) was used to
capture the sand particles’ shape through two benchmark sphericity (rs )
1.3. Fibre-reinforced systems and roundness (rr ) parameters in compliance with the Wadell (1932)
method. Sphericity (rs ) is a measure of convergence of particle’s di
The use of fibres for ground improvement origins from the principles mensions in the three-dimensional coordinate system. Particles with the
of naturally reinforced soils by tree root systems. It is now well estab highest sphericity contain minimum eccentricity and platiness. Round
lished that randomly distributed fibres in sand generally improves the ness (rr ) is a measure of surface features, relative to the radius of the
drained and undrained mechanical properties of soils, including shear particle. Angular particles typically gain small roundness index values.
strength and bearing resistance (Sadek et al., 2010; Kutanaei and The size, shape and packing properties of Sand A (rs = 0.6, rr = 0.38,
Choobbasti, 2016; Mirzababaei et al., 2017). An important early D50 = 0.27 mm, Cu = 1.78, emin = 0.548, emax = 0.874) is nearly iden
contribution to the dynamic response of fibre-reinforced sand systems is tical to those of standard Ottawa C109 sand (rs = 0.69, rr = 0.40, D50 =
the work of Noorany and Uzdavines (1989). They reported findings from 0.37 mm, Cu = 1.80, emin = 0.503, emax = 0.811) and also has some
a programme of cyclic triaxial tests and discussed the liquefaction resemblance with standard Fraser River and Houston RF sands (Gue and
resistance of saturated sands reinforced with a suite of reinforcing ele Su, 2007; Cho et al., 2006). The second sand material investigated (Sand
ments including fine steel-wire mesh, polypropylene fabric, nylon B) was well-sorted standard Firoozkuh 141 (F141) Sand, with particle
netting, and fine polypropylene fibres. For all fibre types, they reported sizes ranging 0.80–1.18 mm. Sand B is generally coarser than Sand A
an improvement in liquefaction resistance. The closing of the 20th with almost similar shape properties. The size and packing properties of
century saw a hike in experimental dynamic studies on fibre-reinforced Sand B are brought in Table 1 (D50 = 0.48 mm, Cu = 1.16, emin = 0.587,
soils. Maher and Woods (1990) studied the anisotropy in fibre reinforced emax = 0.892). X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis on both sands
sands through a programme of torsional shear and resonant-column confirmed their predominantly siliceous composition (SiO2 > 96%,
tests. They showed the advantages of fibres in improving the dynamic Fe2O3 = 0.2–0.7%, Al2O3 = 0.5–1.6%, CaO = 0.2–0.5%, Na2O =
shear modulus of sandy soils. A particularly distinctive feature of 0.03–0.08%, K2O = 0.03–0.10%).
fibre-reinforced soils is the anisotropic behaviour they may demonstrate The sands were mixed with a sharp non-plastic silt soil produced in-
under various loading conditions (Diambra et al., 2010; Gao and Zhao, house by controlled grinding of Sand A. Fig. 2 illustrates the particle size
2013). Most recently, Ghadr et al. (2019) and Ghadr (2020) showed that distribution, shape, and texture of silt and sand materials. Table 1
upon fibre reinforcement, the contractive behaviour of saturated loose summarises the geometrical and physical properties of sand, silt and
sands - that is predominant as the inclination angle of the principal stress fibre. A common and commercially available thermoplastic polymeric
increases beyond 60◦ - changes to dilative. They also showed that the micro-synthetic fibre with a ribbed linear texture (to improve adhesion
undrained performance for fibres are poor when soil carries a combi with surrounding soil) and wave-shaped cross-section was adopted as
nation of torsional and compressive stresses. The undrained perfor the reinforcement components (MEX200, also Fig. 3). This fibre is
mance of fibres improves when soil carries a combination of extension commonly used in the construction industry, primarily as tension-
and compressive stresses. The undrained performance of fibres is resistant elements in concrete. Fibres used were 15 mm in length (lf)
maximum when soil carries a combination of extension and torsional and 0.20 mm in equivalent diameter (Df), with a tensile strength of 450
stresses, and further enhances with principal stress direction increments. MPa, ignition point of 450 ◦ C and melting point of 160 ◦ C. The adopted
Maher and Ho (1993) studied the behaviour of fibre-reinforced dimensions bring the fibre aspect ratio for reinforced systems (ARF = lf/
cemented sands under cyclic loading and reported enhanced cyclic D50) within the range reported in previously published research (e.g.
strength upon fibre addition. Ibraim et al., (2010) and Liu et al., (2011) Ghadr et al., 2019). The upper-bound and lower-bound value for fibre
attributed that improvement to the role of fibres in restricting lateral aspect ratio are recommended as 100 (Shukla, 2017) and 10 (Diambra
movement of particles. This brings the question of fibre shape, di and Ibraim, 2015); This is to ensure reasonable levels of interaction
mensions, and texture, and how and if these play a role in soils dynamic between soil and reinforcement elements. The ARF for fibres in the
behaviour. Li and Ding (2002) used discrete crimped polypropylene fi
bres and suggested that fibre content (in sand) and small-strain stiffness
are directly correlated. They suggested that fibre reinforcement leads to Table 1
a decrease in static flow and liquefaction potential. Their observations Geometrical and physical properties of testing specimen constituents.
were later repeated and confirmed for both compression and extension Sand A Sand B Silt Fibre
loading environments (Ibraim et al., 2010; Ghadr and Bahadori, 2019). D10: mm 0.16 0.3 0.002 –
Michalowski and Cermak (2002) cast doubts on the effectiveness of fibre D30: mm 0.21 0.43 0.007 –
reinforcement in sands with relatively finer particle size and angular D50: mm 0.27 0.48 0.03 –
shape. At the extreme end of angularity and silt size and for liquefiable D60: mm 0.28 0.53 0.022 –
Cu 1.78 1.16 11
fly ash, Boominathan and Hari (2002) showed an increase in liquefac
–
Cc 0.97 1.76 1.11 –
tion resistance as fibres provide enhanced interlocking, which then leads Gs 2.68 2.69 2.65 –
to a decrease in the excess pore water pressure. More recently, Noorzad emin 0.548 0.587 – –
and Amini (2014) reported similar findings but argued that advantages emax 0.874 0.892 – –
are more pronounced in soils of medium density as compared to loosely ARF 55.55 16.63 – –
lf: mm – – – 15
compacted soils. This can be a serious drawback to the stability of Df: mm – – – 0.2
fibre-reinforced sands and is a principal objective of the present work. ARS – – – 1.25
E: GPa – – – 3.6
Ty: MPa – – – 450
Gs – – – 0.91
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transducer is integrated into the actuator and allows the precise moni
toring of axial displacements at 0.001 mm precision and within a ± 40
mm range. The equipment includes three standard pressure transducers
to measure the variation in cell pressure, pore water pressure and
backpressure. The pressure transducers have the capacity of 1000 kPa
and a sensitivity of 2 kPa (+/- 0.2% accuracy). Fig. 4 shows a front and
rear view of the triaxial machine used in this study.
2.2. Equipment
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Fig. 4. The pneumatic cyclic triaxial machine [a] front view, [b] rear view.
resting on a flat working surface and total mass of mixture contained in opening of 25 mm in diameter into the former in sequential layers. The
mould was measured. The mixture was decanted, divided into five initial void ratio was kept at the natural high, but low enough to mini
equivalent parts, and carefully poured into the split mould fixed on the mize the entanglement and distortions in slender fibres potentially
lower porous disc on the platen (i.e., base pedestal) of the triaxial cell in caused by the large compaction effort needed in the case of high fibre
five layers. Dry mixtures were poured through a funnel with a nozzle content (Gray and Ohashi, 1983).
Table 2
Testing itinerary and specimens (f =0.05 Hz, CSR = 0.15, σ d = 60 kPa).
Test Nº Test ID F: % FC: % Gs w e0 ec PD CN es ef Nl
1 A(0):0 0.0 0 2.680 0.303 0.914 0.813 0.552 7.0 0.813 3.391 19
2 A(10):0 0.0 10 2.677 0.249 0.900 0.666 0.555 7.2 0.801 2.109 15
3 A(20):0 0.0 20 2.674 0.216 0.874 0.578 0.539 6.6 0.856 1.475 11
4 A(30):0 0.0 30 2.671 0.191 0.853 0.509 0.514 5.6 0.947 1.088 4
5 A(40):0 0.0 40 2.668 0.172 0.838 0.460 0.685 6.7 1.086 0.846 3
6 A(50):0 0.0 50 2.665 0.166 0.842 0.442 0.693 8.1 1.307 0.713 4
7 A(0):0.5 0.5 0 2.654 0.285 0.819 0.757 0.569 7.6 0.757 3.157 40
8 A(10):0.5 0.5 10 2.651 0.250 0.783 0.663 0.556 7.2 0.797 2.099 32
9 A(20):0.5 0.5 20 2.648 0.221 0.746 0.586 0.536 6.5 0.866 1.495 20
10 A(30):0.5 0.5 30 2.645 0.191 0.699 0.505 0.515 5.7 0.942 1.080 9
11 A(40):0.5 0.5 40 2.642 0.172 0.676 0.454 0.688 6.8 1.077 0.834 6
12 A(50):0.5 0.5 50 2.639 0.166 0.679 0.438 0.695 8.2 1.300 0.706 8
13 A(0):1 1.0 0 2.629 0.285 0.811 0.748 0.572 7.7 0.748 3.120 46
14 A(10):1 1.0 10 2.626 0.251 0.791 0.658 0.558 7.3 0.792 2.082 38
15 A(20):1 1.0 20 2.623 0.221 0.747 0.579 0.539 6.6 0.857 1.477 28
16 A(30):1 1.0 30 2.620 0.192 0.716 0.502 0.516 5.7 0.938 1.082 16
17 A(40):1 1.0 40 2.617 0.171 0.681 0.447 0.691 6.9 1.067 0.826 9
18 A(50):1 1.0 50 2.614 0.165 0.690 0.431 0.699 8.3 1.289 0.698 11
19 A(0):1.5 1.5 0 2.604 0.284 0.826 0.740 0.575 7.8 0.740 3.159 58
20 A(10):1.5 1.5 10 2.601 0.248 0.798 0.646 0.562 7.4 0.779 2.078 46
21 A(20):1.5 1.5 20 2.598 0.219 0.795 0.570 0.541 6.7 0.847 1.471 34
22 A(30):1.5 1.5 30 2.595 0.190 0.728 0.492 0.519 5.8 0.925 1.060 22
23 A(40):1.5 1.5 40 2.593 0.169 0.698 0.439 0.695 7.0 1.055 0.812 13
24 A(50):1.5 1.5 50 2.590 0.163 0.701 0.422 0.703 8.4 1.275 0.683 16
25 B(0):0 0.0 0 2.690 0.328 0.912 0.883 0.531 6.3 0.883 3.683 62
26 B(10):0 0.0 10 2.686 0.278 0.800 0.747 0.530 6.2 0.888 2.366 52
27 B(20):0 0.0 20 2.682 0.234 0.752 0.628 0.522 5.9 0.915 1.602 37
28 B(30):0 0.0 30 2.678 0.184 0.721 0.493 0.519 5.8 0.926 1.054 13
29 B(40):0 0.0 40 2.674 0.158 0.687 0.422 0.703 7.4 1.031 0.775 7
30 B(50):0 0.0 50 2.670 0.149 0.696 0.399 0.715 8.9 1.238 0.644 10
31 B(0):0.5 0.5 0 2.664 0.307 0.838 0.819 0.550 7.0 0.819 3.416 71
32 B(10):0.5 0.5 10 2.660 0.269 0.795 0.716 0.539 6.6 0.855 2.268 60
33 B(20):0.5 0.5 20 2.656 0.227 0.764 0.602 0.531 6.3 0.884 1.537 43
34 B(30):0.5 0.5 30 2.652 0.176 0.721 0.467 0.528 6.2 0.893 0.998 18
35 B(40):0.5 0.5 40 2.648 0.151 0.697 0.401 0.714 7.9 1.003 0.737 11
36 B(50):0.5 0.5 50 2.644 0.145 0.706 0.384 0.723 9.1 1.214 0.619 13
37 B(0):1 1.0 0 2.638 0.303 0.876 0.800 0.556 7.2 0.800 3.336 80
37 B(10):1 1.0 10 2.634 0.258 0.809 0.680 0.551 7.0 0.816 2.153 67
38 B(20):1 1.0 20 2.631 0.224 0.759 0.589 0.535 6.4 0.869 1.503 48
39 B(30):1 1.0 30 2.627 0.167 0.728 0.439 0.539 6.6 0.856 0.946 23
40 B(40):1 1.0 40 2.623 0.157 0.703 0.412 0.708 7.6 1.017 0.762 15
41 B(50):1 1.0 50 2.619 0.152 0.707 0.398 0.715 8.9 1.237 0.644 17
F: Fibre content; FC: Fines content; PD:Packing density; CN: Coordination Number.
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A loading cap was placed on the top of the specimen and the split density of soil components (here sand and silt), the solid volumetric
mould was the removed whilst a small 14–15 kPa vacuum pressure was fraction of less dominant fraction (here silt) and interaction functions
applied through the backpressure and upper outlets to allow the sample that are directly correlated with particle size ratio (i.e., the ratio of mean
to maintain its cylindrical shape after the moulds were removed. The particle size of dominant, to less dominant soil component). In Eq (1), γ i
pressure chamber was assembled. Afterwards, a small cell pressure of 50 is the packing density of soil mixtures containing n components.
kPa was applied through the hydraulic devices, and the vacuum pressure
βi
was simultaneously released. γi = ∑i− 1 [ ( / )] ∑n [ / ] (1)
1− 1 − βi + w(r)βi 1 − 1 βj γj − j=i+1 1 − l(r)βi βj γ j
The initial void ratio of metastable samples is reported in Table 2 and j=1
marked as e0 . Gaseous CO2 and de-aired water were then gently intro
Where r is the size ratio between the components i and j, and l(r) and
duced through the bottom drainage to the soil specimens and were
w(r) are the interaction functions accounting for the effects of particle
driven upwards through the specimens. Pore water pressure and cell
size ratio (Equations (2) and (3)). The assumption in Equation (1) is that
pressure were then increased simultaneously and in equal increments to
component i is dominant. βi and βj are the packing densities of compo
raise the B-Skempton value to 0.96 at which state soil was deemed fully
saturated. Depending on the silt content, the time required to accom nents i and j, and γ j is the solid volumetric fraction of component j.
plish saturation ranged from 30 min to 5 h. Specimens were then √̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
isotopically consolidated to a range of initial void ratios (ec in Table 2) l(r) = 1 − (1 − r)1.02 (2)
under a constant 200 kPa initial confining pressure (here reported as
initial effective mean principal stress, P’c ). The ec fell in the range of w(r) = 1 − (1 − r)1.5 (3)
0.44–0.81 for unreinforced Sand A and 0.40 to 0.88 for unreinforced
Metastable granular materials can generally adopt two random
Sand B. A harmonically varying cyclic load was applied to the saturated
structures: The Random Loose Packing (RLP) and the Random Close
specimens during the cyclic axial test, and the variation of excess pore
Packing (RCP). For granular materials containing monodisperse spheres,
water pressure and axial stress and strain of the specimen was contin
the RLP quality occurs at void ratios above 0.6. The RCP quality occurs
uously recorded during cyclic loading.
at global void ratios between 0.5 and 0.6 (Xu et al., 2015). Void ratios
Table 2 summarises the 41 triaxial specimens tested in this study,
lower than 0.5 represent Close Packing (CP) quality that occurs in most
their initial mean effective stress, initial and post-consolidation global
natural soils. In Table 2, for Sand A, irrespective of fibre content,
void ratio, idealised void ratios, fine content (FC) and fibre content. Each
consolidated soils adopted an RLP state (with a packing density of
specimen is numbered and given a test ID. The first letter indicates the
around 0.539) for 20% fine fraction (FC). As the fine fraction increases
sand type, silt content is indicated in brackets, followed by the fibre
to 40%, the packing state changes to RCP (with a packing density of
content in per cent; for example, A(20):1.5 stands for Sand A mixed with
around 0.690). With further increase in fine fraction to values above
20% by mass silt and 1.5% fibre. The CSR is the cyclic stress ratio; that is
40%, soil adopts a close packing state (i.e. dense state). In this and for
the ratio of the cyclic deviator stress (σd ) to the initial confining stress,
Sand A, the 40% fine content marks a critical transition point from a
P’c , CSR = σ d /2P’c . In this study, the CSR was set at 0.15, which cor
metastable random packing to a stable close packing (CP). For Sand B,
responded to deviator stress of 60 kPa. The relatively small CSR makes
the metastable RLP state changes to stable CP at the slightly lower 30%
the influence of fibre content more remarkable (Ye et al., 2017), avoids
fine fraction. The threshold silt content appeared in the form of a dip in
additional compaction induced by cyclic loading-unloading (Sadeghi
the minimum global void ratio (emin ) plot against silt content in Fig. 5 for
and Beigi, 2014), and allows the relative loose testing specimens here to
Sand A. The two extreme void ratio values (emax and emin ) are effectively
reach the state of liquefaction (Xu et al., 2015). A sinusoidal waveform
density related indices that limit them physically attainable void ratios
loading with the frequency (f) of 0.05 Hz was applied on the specimens
in binary granular materials.
until liquefaction occurred. Typical traffic load frequencies fall within
To better understand the links between the packing state and fines
the 0–10 Hz range (Hyde et al., 1993) whilst a range of 0.1–1.5 Hz is well
content, the pore phase is idealised as micro- and macro-pore spaces.
established for the cyclic loading frequency in most geotechnical prob
The testing material here ranges from pure sand to sandy silt; As such,
lems and broadly applied by many experimental workers (Al-Refeai and
only trans-assemblage (macro) and inter-assemblage (micro) void
Al-Suhaibani, 1998; Ye et al., 2017). The choice of low frequency is
spaces are likely to form the soils’ void structure. Equations (4)–(8)
consistent with the relatively open packed porous state of test speci
formulate the void ratio at the macro (es ) and micro (ef ) scale using
mens. The liquefaction onset was considered as the mean effective stress
formulations proposed in Thevanayagam and Mohan (2000), and
when first reaching the zero-stress state, that is when the generated
excess pore water pressure ratio was equal to or higher than 0.96. Here,
we employ a parameter Nl , which is defined as the cycle number at
which the excess pore water pressure ratio first reached 1.0 to indicate
the loading cycle number for triggering liquefaction. In this, larger
values of Nl corresponds to greater resistance to liquefaction in the sand.
Table 2 summarises the achieved values of Nl ; these fell in the range of
3–19 for unreinforced Sand A and 7 to 52 for unreinforced Sand B. The
excess pore water pressure ratio is presented in Table 2 with ru and is
defined as ru = Δu/σ 3 , where Δu is the excess pore water pressure.
3. Scale-dependent porosity
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ec
ef = (5)
FC + (1−RFC)
m
d
where ec is the global void ratio at the end of the triaxial consolidation
stage, FC is the fines content, m is the improvement factor that ranges
from 0 to 1, and the parameters Rd (the size disparity) and bi are defined
as follows.
D50(sand)
Rd = (6)
D50(silt)
⎛ [ ]⎞
fn ( )r
− n
⎜ 1− r0.25
⎟ FC
bi = ⎝1 − ec ⎠ r (7)
FCt
( )
221 − 91bi
m = log (8)
11 + 119bi
where D50(sand) and D50(silt) are the mean particle sizes of the sand and silt
fractions, respectively; FCt is the threshold fines content, f is the loading
frequency, parameter n governs the initial rate of increase in bi with
increasing FC, thereby n = ∂bi /∂FC, and r = D50(silt) /D10(sand) , where
D50(silt) and D10(sand) are the mean and effective particle sizes for the silt
and sand fractions, respectively. Note parameter bi represents the rela
tive effectiveness of the soil’s fine fraction in carrying interparticle
stresses (i.e., the contribution of separating fines to active contacts
(0 < bi < 1). The bi magnitude directly proportional to the fines content.
Fig. 6 illustrates the variation with silt content of trans-assemblage
and inter-assemblage void ratios for Sand A. Immediate observations
suggest that silt content is inversely proportional with the inter-
assemblage pore void ratio (ef ) and directly proportional to the trans-
Fig. 6. (a) Global void ratios for sand-silt-fibre mixtures [Sand A] (b) inter
assemblage void ratio (es ). In other words, for a silty sand soil and silt
granular and inter-fine void ratios for sand-silt-fibre mixtures [Sand A].
contents lower than the threshold, an increase in silt content leads to a
substantial decrease in micro-scale void ratio. This indicates the ten
trans-assemblage pore spaces. As silt content increase, densely packed
dency of silt to coagulate into silt globules, a consequent decrease in
silt coagulates expand into and occupy the trans-assemblage pore phase.
micro-scale pore size and increase in matric suction. Fibre reinforcement
With an exception of soils with FC < 10%, fibres appear to have almost
generally decreases the global void ratio (Fig. 6a) but has little effect on
no influence on post-consolidation inter- and the trans-assemblage void
idealised void ratios.
ratio at high silt contents. In the determination of void ratios at the end
The idealisation of void spaces was recently explored for binary
of consolidation (that account for densification during saturation and
sand-clay mixtures in Ghadr and Assadi-Langroudi (2018). They dis
consolidation), fibres were treated as being part of the solid in calcula
cussed the fractal pore phases in the context two conceptual Small Clay
tions. This is a consistent approach with the recent similar experimental
and Large Clay models and through relating sand particle shape, sorting,
attempts (e.g. Zhang and Russell, 2020).
and mean size to soil packing state and hydromechanical properties.
Building on those findings, two conceptual models are proposed for the
4. Results and observations
sand-silt mixtures: Small Silt and Large Silt. At low silt contents (fine
fraction below 40% - here termed as Small Silt), the variation of silt
A total of 41 cyclic triaxial experiments were conducted in this
content has little effect on trans-assemblage and substantial effect on
research in compliance with ASTM D5311 standard. The excess pore
inter-assemblage pore spaces (Fig. 6b). On addition of silt,
water pressure ratio (ru ), axial strain (εc ) and axial stress (σ d ) were
trans-assemblage void spaces marginally expand in volume. Silt initially
measured at regular periodic intervals during the course of cyclic sinu
sits at sand-sand contact trapdoors and form silt aggregates, pushing
soidal waveform load application. The load was retained on specimens
sand grains apart and expanding the trans-assemblage void space:
until the initial liquefaction when the ru became equal to 1.0. Findings
Initially, silt assemblages are loose and honeycomb in shape. As silt
from a typical cyclic triaxial experiment conducted on A(0):0 (see
content increase, additional silt particles rest in the intra-lattice space
Table 2) are presented in Fig. 7a–e. The development of strains with
within the honeycomb aggregates. This leads to the gradual trans
growing cycles is not uniform. This is clear in Fig. 7a, where the greatest
formation of the loose silt pellets to densely packed, tightly interlocked
strain increments appear to have taken place with a distance from the
silt coagulates. This explains the inverse relationship between silt con
core of stress-strain loops. This suggests that liquefaction failure in un
tent and inter-assemblage void ratio (for Small Silt). For Large Silt sys
reinforced granular soils is a sudden phenomenon with not much early
tems (silt fraction above 40%), the variation of silt fraction has little
warning in the form of ground movements. In Fig. 7a and for the initial
effect on inter-assemblage pore spaces and substantial effect on
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Fig. 7. (a) stress-strain relationship for A(0):0, Time histories of (b) excess pore water pressure ratio, (c) Axial strain, (d) deviator stress, (e) Effective stress path for
test specimen 1 (pure sand).
cycles, the hysteresis loops adopt an ellipse shape with narrow width 4.1. Effect of fine fraction and underlying micro-mechanisms
and sharp corners that mark sharp load reversal events. This implies a
viscoelastic behaviour. The hysteresis loops become wider and adopt a The core objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of
parallelogram shape with further loading/unloading cycles. The varia the impact of non-plastic fines and fibres on dynamic properties of loose
tion of εc and cyclic deviator stress is minimal during the early stages of saturated sands. The excess pore water pressure ratio (ru ) and the
cyclic loading (Fig. 7d). The excess pore water pressure however grad number of cycles required to cause initial liquefaction (Nl ) are adopted
ually and constantly grows with an increasing number of loading cycles. as benchmark parameters that quantify the liquefaction potential. The
The ru sharply increases from 78% to 93% and the axial strain begins to formation and growth of excess pore water pressure under undrained
rise at the 16th cycle of loading. On the 18th cycle, the ru tends to nearly loading conditions is well-established as the fundamental mechanism
1.0 (Fig. 7b) and the axial strain gains a double amplitude axial strain of related to liquefaction. Initial liquefaction happens when excess pore
about 5.5%, indicating a complete state of liquefaction (Fig. 7c). At this water pressure ratio (ru ) reaches 1. The general ru − N trends for two
stage, the stress state is likely to have touched the failure envelope. sands were found to be similar. For Sand A, the excess pore water
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Fig. 7. (continued).
pressure ratio is plotted against the number of loading cycles in Fig. 8 for multi-mixed particulate assemblies. Assadi-Langroudi et al., 2018
CSR = 0.15 and unreinforced silty sand specimens. showed that the Smith and colleagues’ equation is in excellent agree
Initial inspection of Fig. 8 suggests that the rate of pore pressure ment with the experimental equations of Ode (1977), once the void ratio
generation in the sand–silt mixtures are generally higher than that of is set to the idealised values. Increasing silt content up to FCt leads to the
clean sand. It is clear that the development of ru with loading, cycles are densification of silt pellets with little impact on trans-assemblage void
dependent on the fines content, with two explicitly different patterns spaces. This has several implications. Silt pellets interfere with the
seen for fines content lower and higher than a critical threshold (FCt ). interlocking of sand particles at sharp contact points, leading to a
The fundamentals of this critical fines content threshold were earlier decrease in inter-particle friction. Silt pellets act as lubricating agents
discussed in Figs. 1 and 6. and facilitate displacement of sand grains with increasing loading cy
A combination of contact destruction and contact reorientation cles. In other words, stronger pellets function as hinge elements with
events lead to the progressive weakening of the contact force network trapdoor effect, allowing sand particles to roll over one another.
until it becomes insufficient to sustain any further shearing at which Initially, contact destruction is limited mainly due to the isotropic
point soil experiences large deformations and liquefies. Xu et al. (2015) consolidation. Contact destruction then rapidly gains momentum with
recently highlighted the dominant role of inter-particle friction as the increasing cycles. Increasing fines content forms more competent silt
governing micro-parameter for liquefaction resistance. These funda pellets which further facilitates rotation of sand particles within the
mental concepts are discussed here in the context of the conceptual trans-assemblage void phase, their clashing and destruction. This has
Small-Silt Large-Silt model, a graphical illustration of which is presented reflected in the faster growth of ru at higher fines content in Fig. 8 for
in Fig. 9. Small Silt soils. For silty sands with fines content greater than FCt (Large
For fines content lower than FCt (Small Silt), loose honeycomb silt Silt), the excess fines expand into the trans-assemblage void space, in
pellets appear at sand-sand contact points. In Table 2, the average co crease the coordination number (see Table 2) and decrease the average
ordination number for Small Silt soils is generally low, leading to a skeletal force magnitude. The excess fines at macro-voids act as cush
greater likelihood of carrying the higher interparticle stresses (McDo ions, damp the energy and provide a degree of additional support to
well and Bolton, 1998). Here, the coordination number (CN) is a scalar sand particles. Increasing silt content beyond FCt leads to a decrease in
fabric quantity and a measure of the number of contacts per particle contact destruction. This has reflected in the slower growth of ru at
(Thornton, 2000; Fonseca et al., 2013) used to link the macroscopic higher fines content in Fig. 8 for Large Silt soils. Soil develops a greater
behaviour to the changes in the microstructure. The parameter was first potential of liquefaction with increasing fines content to a limiting FCt =
formulated by Smith et al. (1929) as a function of void ratio. Oda, 1977 40% (common in both sands as seen from the Nl − FC pattern in
and Nolan and Kavanagh (1992) presented extensive experimental data Table 2). Any further increase in fines content would decrease the
to correlate the coordination number with the void ratio in two- and liquefaction potential.
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Fig. 8. Pore pressure response against loading cycles for unreinforced silty sands [Sand A] and CSR = 0.15.
4.2. Effect of fibre inclusion and underlying micro-mechanisms although as in the case of clean sands, the increase in Nl was found to be
moderate. One should also note that unlike in Sand A, the global and
For both sands, the number of cycles to liquefaction (Nl ) increase idealised void ratios exhibit a more marked decrease on fibre addition to
with increasing fibre content. For clean Sand A, the Nl increased Sand B mixed with 20% silt content (representing Small Silt). In Fig. 11
approximately 2.4 times from 19 in A(0):0 to 46 in A(0):1. The increase and for mixtures with FC = FCt = 40% (limiting or threshold fines
in Nl for Sand, A is remarkably greater than in clean Sand B, where the Nl content) and for 0%–1.5% fibre content, the global void ratio varies only
increased approximately 1.2 times from 62 in B(0):0 to 80 in B(0):1.
Whilst this may imply the greater efficiency of fibre reinforcement in
sands of relatively lower median size, it is important to take note of the
substantially lower [potential of clean coarse Sand B as compared to
Sand A.
Fig. 10 plots the evolution of ru with the number of loading cycles
towards initial liquefaction for isotopically consolidated fibre-reinforced
sand mixtures (Sand A) at a confining pressure of 200 kPa. Important
observations are made here. First, the addition of fibres seems to have
decreased the ru . This is a welcomed phenomenon and in agreement
with earlier findings (e.g. Ye et al., 2017), where the rate of increase of
the excess pore water pressure was reported to become lower with the
increment of fibre contents. Whilst ru gains value with increasing
loading cycles, rapid sawtooth fluctuations in the ru − N sinusoidal
curves reflect rapid contact reorientation events which theoretically last
until particles attain a more stable state. Relatively stronger fluctuations
can be seen in soils with lower fibre content at any N cycle. This lends
evidence to the encrusting role of fibres as they brace the
trans-assemblage pore spaces and arrest contact reorientation. It is also
evident that with the application of constant cyclic stress, ru only in
creases after a certain number of cycles (let this be N1 ) before increasing
dramatically towards the first liquefaction event. The N1 is directly
correlated with fibre content. This infers that unlike unreinforced sands,
liquefaction in reinforced sands is not sudden and can easier be detected
at early stages.
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Fig. 10. Effect of fibre content on the progress of excess pore water pressures (a) Clean sand (b) F161 Sand A + 10% silt (c) Sand A + 20% silt (d) Sand A + 30% silt
(e) Sand A + 40% silt (f) Sand A + 50% silt (for a constant CSR = 0.15).
marginally and adopts a mean e = 0.45 ± 0.01 value. At that constant 0.846 to ef = 0.812. This suggests that fibres tend to sit deep into silt
global void ratio, increasing fibre content leads to a modest 2.8% pellets and encrust the trans-assemblage void spaces. Increasing fibre
decrease in macro-scale void ratio from es = 1.086 to es = 1.055 and a content leads to an increase in the average coordination number (see
more substantial 4.0% decrease in micro-scale void ratio from ef = Table 2), a decrease in contact forces, a decrease in contact destruction
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and consequently enhanced liquefaction resistance. The encrusting fi Here, the Nl sees an increase from 3 to 13 with increasing fibre content.
bres also generate some degree of dilation which then leads to a decrease Similar to Sand A, the Nl increased with increasing fibre content in Sand
in excess pore water pressure ratio (see Fig. 10). Lower liquefaction B specimens mixed with the threshold FCt = 40% silt content.
potential is evident for Sand A in Table 2 and from the inverse rela Fig. 12 illustrates the first and second stress-strain hysteresis loops
tionship between Nl and fibre content in specimen Nº 5, 11, 17 and 23. for A(0):0, A(20):0 and A(20):1.5 (Fig. 12a) and B(0):0, B(20):0 and B
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(20):1.0 (Fig. 12b) for Small Silt specimens. In all classes, silt content is
20% which brings the soils into the Small Silt category specimens. Larger
strain increments in Sand B specimens is consistent with generally
greater Nl (i.e. number of cycles to liquefaction) and hence flow resis
tance in sands with coarser grain size. This is mainly attributed to the
higher gravitational forces at the particle level and a greater degree of
direct sand-to-sand interlocking. Larger strains also imply a generally
less sudden and mode gradual increase in axial strains in sands with
coarser grain size. Reinforcement of Sand B with fibre continues to in
crease the axial strain for each loading cycle as in Sand A but to a more
moderate level. This is in conjunction with the trend of Nl with fibre
content in Table 2 suggest a lesser efficiency of fibres for sands of larger
median diameter.
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Fig. 12. The stress-strain relationship for Sand A and B at FC = 0% and FC = 20% in unreinforced and reinforced forms (a) Sand A, (b) Sand B.
increase in the 2nd cycle shear modulus corresponding to 0.5%, 1% and 5. Conclusions
1.5% fibre content amounted to 11%, 28%, and 46% respectively. For
Sand A mixed with 30% fines content (Small Silt), the increase in G2 Key findings are summarised below.
corresponding to 0.5%, 1% and 1.5% fibre content amounted to 537%,
881%, and 1405% respectively. Findings here are consistent with earlier 1. For both reinforced and base soils, the initial Random Loose Packing
findings in Maher and Woods (1990) and Noorzad and Amini (2014) for (RLP) state change to a Random Close Packing (RCP) as silt content is
fibre-reinforced cohesionless soils. increased beyond 20%. The metastable random packing changes to a
stable Close Packing (CP) state as silt content in further increased
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beyond 40%. The latter transition accounts for the transition from addition of silt to silty sand and as silt content increase beyond the
Small Silt to Large Silt system and takes place at a lower threshold silt threshold, silt pellets expand to macro-void phase to increase the coor
content in coarser sands. dination number, damping, and overall resistance of sand grains against
2. In a silty sand system and for silt contents lower than the threshold contact destruction. At macro-scale, this leads to slower growth of ru
(Small Silt system), an increase in silt content leads to a substantial with N with increasing silt content.
decrease in micro-scale void ratio. Loose silt pellets gradually The mechanisms discussed here can be extended to any natural
transform into densely packed, tightly interlocked silt coagulates. hazard that involves in a sudden flow of muddy waters into sandy
Formation of silt coagulates leads to a gradual expansion of sand grounds, riverbanks and hillslopes, and explains how the interplay be
structure and the macro-pore space volume. The consequent tween independent events such as earthquake, debris flow and lique
decrease in micro-scale pore size leads to a gradual increase in the faction can cause interacting problems.
matric suction.
6. Irrespective of fine content, fibres tend to sit deep into the silt pellets
With an exception of soils with FC < 10%, fibre reinforcement and encrust the trans-assemblage void spaces. At the micro-scale,
generally decreases the global void ratio but has little effect on idealised footprints of the hypothesised encrusting (bracing) function of fi
void ratios and hence water retention capacity of the soil system. bres at trans-assemblage pores were found on the ru − N envelope
and in the form of rapid sawtooth fluctuations that mark rapid
3. Variation of global and idealised void ratios with fibre content in contact reorientation events. Increasing fibre content leads to an
fibre reinforced sandy specimens and when the sand of a larger increase in the average coordination number, dilation and easier
median diameter was used follows peculiar trends that signify the dissipation of excess pore water pressure, a decrease in contact
importance of sand size. Findings cautiously suggest that the effi forces, a decrease in contact destruction and consequently enhanced
ciency of fibre reinforcement in Large Silt system may be compro liquefaction resistance.
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