《Field tests on mechanical characteristics and strength parameters of red-sandstone》.pdfVIP

J. Cent. South Univ. Technol. (2010) 17: 381−387 DOI: 10.1007/s11771−010−0056−9 Field tests on mechanical characteristics and strength parameters of red-sandstone JIANG Jian-qing(蒋建清)1, 2, YANG Guo-lin(杨果林)1 1. School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China; 2. School of Civil Engineering, Hunan City University, Yiyang 413000, China © Central South University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 Abstract: Large-scale field shear tests on ten specimens of the red-sandstone embankment at a highway in Hunan, China, were performed to examine mechanical characteristics and parameters of red-sandstone. The curves of thrust−displacement, failure mode, and shear strength parameters for red-sandstone with different water contents，different compactions, and different grain size distributions were obtained from the tests. A practical procedure of in-situ test for red-sandstone embankment was proposed to normalize the test equipment and test steps. Based on three-dimensional thrust-sliding limit equilibrium method, the formulas for calculating strength parameters of red-sandstone considering three-dimensional sliding surface were inferred. The results show that red-sandstone has typical complete curves of stress−strain, strain softening, which are caused by the special structure of red-sandstone; water content and compaction are important factors for strength and failure mode of red-sandstone; The average value of cohesion and internal friction angle of the specimens calculated by three-dimensional technique are 21.56 kPa and 29.29˚, respectively, and those by tradi