APPLICABILITY OF SHANSEP METHOD IN EVALUATION OF PRECONSOLIDATION PRESSURE

Authors

  • Youssouf Chalabi
  • Philippe Reiffsteck
  • Abdeldjalil Zadjaoui

Keywords:

Undrained shear strength; Overconsolidation ration; Preconsolidation pressure; SHANSEP method

Abstract

This article presents an experimental study on 81 specimens made from three different mixtures of clay and sand. To ensure uniform initial parameters, all specimens were prepared with an initial water content of 30%. Two series of unconsolidated undrained shear tests under different overconsolidation ratios were conducted on a direct shear apparatus: the first aims to determine the SHANSEP (Stress History and Normalized Soil Engineering Properties) parameters namely S and m, whereas the second is used for evaluating the preconsolidation pressure. This work has provided an opportunity to investigate the influence of sand content on SHANSEP parameters and moreover to study the reliability of the preconsolidation stress estimated by the SHANSEP procedure.

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Published

2021-11-18

How to Cite

Youssouf Chalabi, Philippe Reiffsteck, & Abdeldjalil Zadjaoui. (2021). APPLICABILITY OF SHANSEP METHOD IN EVALUATION OF PRECONSOLIDATION PRESSURE. Advances in Civil and Architectural Engineering, 11(20), 13–24. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/acae/article/view/20063

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 20 (2020)

Section

Articles