Shear Strength Ratio of Marine Siltation

Hanif Audina Rahmawati, PT. Hydrocore

Mifrokhah Haniffa, PT. Taka Hydrocore Indonesia
Syukri Fitrialdi, PT. Hydrocore & PT Taka Hydrocore Indonesia
 Outline

Outline Introduction

Marine Siltation Characteristic

Method of Research

Result and Analysis

 Introduction

1. Marine siltation is type of a very soft soil sediment that exist at the coastal and
offshore area. In general, marine siltation has very high moisture content, high
compressibility, and low shear strength.
2. Lambe & Whitman (1969), effect of applied surcharge load on saturated clay or
silt.
3. Suzuki and Yasuhara (2007) studied increase in shear strength of soft clay with
regard to rate of consolidation in two soft marine clay deposits.
4. Putro (2010) conducted research to determine the value of secondary
compression parameters obtained from standard oedometer test with small
diameter and modified oedometer with large diameter by using CBR mold
 Introduction

In this research, consolidation was conducted with various surcharge loads (p) and then continued
with miniature laboratory vane shear test to obtain shear strength (c). The result of these tests is shear
strength ratio (Δc/Δp) which can be used to determine siltation strength when fill materials is applied
on the soft soil.
 Marine Siltation Characteristic
Soil Parameter Unit Range
Unit Weight kN/m3 11.33 - 14.29

Moisture Content % 159.6 - 202.4

Initial Void Ratio   3.81 – 5.94

Liquid Limit 66 - 98
Plastic Limit 28 - 38
Plasticity Index   34 - 61
Gravel % 0.00
Sand % 0.3 - 6.7
Silt % 46.9 - 65.8
Clay % 35.7 - 49.9

Undrained Shear Strength kPa 0.11 – 0.44

Method of Research
Method of Research
 Result and Analysis

The unit weight increases and moisture content and void ratio decrease after loading
 Result and Analysis
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f(x) = 0.25779524939533 x + 0.372224196036642
R² = 0.921101589518293

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Shear Strength, kPa

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Normal Stress (kPa)

Shear strength linearly increases as normal

stress increases.
c = 0.2578 p + 0.3722
 Result and Analysis

This experiment is a miniature of when preloading or backfilling to increase

undrained shear strength in marine siltation. Preloading should be carried out to
complete primary consolidation.
The results show that the shear strength of marine siltation is linearly increase with
an increase in the normal stress.

c = 0.2578 p + 0.3722
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