Soil-water characteristic curve assessment using a reference state concept

Sang Gyu Sung, In Mo Lee, Gye Chun Cho, Lakshmi N. Reddi

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Abstract

The soil-water characteristic curves are used to investigate the fundamental behaviors of unsaturated soils such as pore size distribution, permeability, and strength. In order to suggest a generalized procedure to estimate the soil-water characteristic curves of natural soils, a new pressure cell extractor was developed for deformable soils and experimental tests were carried out on the specimens of various void ratios. During experimental tests, the residual soils used in this study showed a significant volume change due to matric suction. The results highlight the importance of correction for volume change. The normalized constituent parameters of soil-water characteristic curves exhibit a linear relationship with the normalized void ratio, indicating the validity of the reference state approach in estimating the soil-water characteristic curves of natural soils. An empirical procedure was provided for the estimation of generalized soil-water characteristic curves using liquid limit state as a reference state.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationGeotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment
Pages599-602
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Event16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment, ICSMGE 2005 - Osaka, Japan
Duration: 2005 Sept 122005 Sept 16

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment
Volume2

Other

Other16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment, ICSMGE 2005
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOsaka
Period05/9/1205/9/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Soil Science
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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