Mair / Wood Pressuremeter Testing

Methods and Interpretation
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-0225-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Web PDF

Pressuremeter Testing: Methods and Interpretation the history, applications, and development of pressumeter devices and related test procedures. The book covers topics such as the general principles of pressuremeter testing; types of pressuremeters and their installation and calibration; and the estimation of soil from pressuremeter tests in clays, sands, and weak rocks. Also included are topics such as the application of pressuremeter testing to design and research in the improvement of the use of pressuremeters. An appendix is also included; Appendix A covers the analysis of pressuremeter tests, and Appendix B contains guidance notes for the specifications of pressuremeter tests. The text is recommended for engineers and geologists who would like to know more about the applications of the pressuremeter and the interpretation of its results.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mair, R. J.

Wood, D. M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Pressuremeter Testing: Methods and Interpretation;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Notation;8
6;Chapter 1. Introduction;10
7;Chapter 2. Pressuremeter devices and test procedures;12
7.1;2.1 General principles of pressuremeter testing;12
7.2;2.2 Types of pressuremeter;14
7.3;2.3 Calibration;22
7.4;2.4 Installation;26
7.5;2.5 Test procedures;31
7.6;2.6 Data reduction;33
7.7;2.7 Synopsis of Section 2;33
8;Chapter 3. Estimation of soil properties from pressuremeter tests in clays;36
8.1;3.1 Shear modulus;36
8.2;3.2 In-situ total horizontal stress;46
8.3;3.3 Undrained shear strength;57
8.4;3.4 Coefficient of horizontal consolidation;69
8.5;3.5 Effective stresses and pore pressures;72
8.6;3.6 Synopsis of Section 3;75
9;Chapter 4. Estimation of soil properties from pressuremeter tests in sands;77
9.1;4.1 Shear modulus;78
9.2;4.2 In-situ horizontal stress and pore pressure;82
9.3;4.3 Angles of shearing resistance and dilation;84
9.4;4.4 Synopsis of Section 4;91
10;Chapter 5. Pressuremeter tests in weak rocks;92
10.1;5.1 Shear modulus;95
10.2;5.2 In-situ horizontal stress;100
10.3;5.3 Undrained shear strength;100
10.4;5.4 Influence of fissures on pressuremeter curve;103
10.5;5.5 Synopsis of Section 5;107
11;Chapter 6. Application of pressuremeter testing to design;109
11.1;6.1 Shear modulus (deformation modulus);109
11.2;6.2 In-situ horizontal stress;115
11.3;6.3 Undrained shear strength;117
11.4;6.4 Angles of shearing resistance and dilation for sands;119
11.5;6.5 Other parameters;119
11.6;6.6 Specific applications: prediction and performance;120
11.7;6.7 Empirical methods;125
11.8;6.8 Construction control;128
12;Chapter 7. Conclusions;131
13;Chapter 8. Research needs;132
13.1;8.1 Installation and test procedures;132
13.2;8.2 Tests in clay;132
13.3;8.3 Tests in sand;134
13.4;8.4 Tests in weak rock;135
14;References;136
15;Appendix A: Analysis of the pressuremeter test;140
16;Appendix B: Guidance notes for specifications for pressuremeter tests;163
17;Index;166