非饱和土强度随含水量的变化.pdfVIP

26 7 Vol.26 No.7 2007 7 Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering July 2007 ( 210098) TU 447 A 2007 VARIATION OF UNSATURATED SOIL STRENGTH WITH WATER CONTENTS LING HuaYIN Zongze (Institute of Geotechnical Engineering Hohai University Nanjing Jiangsu210098China) Abstract The variation of the strength of unsaturated soil with water contents is studied and the practical strength formula is developed. To study the relationship between the strength and the water contentit is necessary to keep the water content constant in the test. The pore air pressure dissipates quickly and the pore water pressure does not have such behavior. To study the problemit is necessary to guarantee that the pore air pressure has dissipated completely in the testand to adjust the general triaxial test apparatus to strength tests of unsaturated soil. The test procedure and control measures to realize the above two test aims are put forward. Secondlybased on the test resultsthe influences of water contents on strength are analyzed. It can be easily found that the cohesion and the angle of internal friction of unsaturated soil decrease linearly with the increase of water content. Thenthe total stress strength formula of unsaturated soil is established. If the water content distribution of soil strata is known the strength can be easily obtained by the presented formulai.e. the difficulty of measuring and calculating suction pressure can be avoided. For the water content can be easily obtainedthe presented formula is convenient and practical. Key words soil mechanics strength water content unsaturated