Cone tip resistance of highly compressible Jeju beach sand

M. J. Lee, S. J. Hong, J. J. Kim, Woojin Lee

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    Abstract

    This study is to evaluate the in-situ properties of Jeju sands, which are the beach sands derived from volcanic rock and shells, from the cone penetration tests on the specimens prepared in a calibration chamber. A unique characteristics of Jeju sand is relatively large extreme void ratios (e max=1.439, emin=1.026), which result in a large deformation during compression test. Test result shows that the cone resistance of Jeju sand is closely matched to that of predominantly quartz sand with high compressibility. It is also observed that the relative density and confining stress affects the constrained modulus less significantly than cone tip resistance, because of the crushing of calcareous materials contained in Jeju sand.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGeoFlorida 2010
    Subtitle of host publicationAdvances in Analysis, Modeling and Design - Proceedings of the GeoFlorida 2010 Conference
    Pages990-997
    Number of pages8
    Edition199
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    EventGeoFlorida 2010: Advances in Analysis, Modeling and Design Conference - West Palm Beach, FL, United States
    Duration: 2010 Feb 202010 Feb 24

    Publication series

    NameGeotechnical Special Publication
    Number199
    ISSN (Print)0895-0563

    Other

    OtherGeoFlorida 2010: Advances in Analysis, Modeling and Design Conference
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityWest Palm Beach, FL
    Period10/2/2010/2/24

    Keywords

    • Beaches
    • Cone penetration tests
    • Sand, hydraulic

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Civil and Structural Engineering
    • Architecture
    • Building and Construction
    • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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