第一篇-1-5粘性土-界限含水量稠度可塑性2010.pdfVIP

第五节 粘性土的界限含水量、 稠度和可塑性 一、粘性土的稠度 Increasing Water content Solid 固态 semiSolid Plastic 塑态 Liquid 液态 半固态 V Shrinkage limit Plastic limit Liquid limit 收缩限 塑限 液限 Ws Wp WL W 1.稠度： 粘性土由于含水量变化而表现出的稀稠程 度 2.界限含水量（阿特堡界限 Atterberg limits ，1911）： 相应于从一种稠度状态向另一种稠度状态 转变点的含水量 Albert Atterberg (March 19,1846- April 4, 1916) Swedish Soil Scientist Developed series of tests for evaluating consistency limits of soil (1911) Arthur Casagrande (1902-1981) Adopted these tests for geotechnical engineering purposes Arthur Casagrande (1902-1981) Joined Karl Terzaghi at MIT in 1926 as his graduate student Research project funded by Bureau of Public Roads After completion of Ph.D at MIT Casagrande initiated Geotechnical Engineering Program at Harvard Soil Plasticity and Soil Classification (1932) Atterberg Limits Consistency of a soil cannot be determined by water content alone liquid Liquid limit Plasticity plastic Index Plastic limit semi-solid Shrinkage limit solid George Sowers (1921-1996) an American Civil Engineer and Regents Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He also worked as a consultant for Law Engineering while maintaining his position as a professor.