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Geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification
Includes bibliography.
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2014
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| author | Sterianos, Benjamin |
| author2 | Rosenthal, Gerald |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9636 Geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification Sterianos, Benjamin Rosenthal, Gerald Civil Engineering Includes bibliography. The engineering behaviour of carbonates differ substantially from quartz based soils. A review of the literature was undertaken in an attempt to identify relevant parameters which could provide the basis for an improved engineering classification. Carbonate content, cementation, crushability, particle size distribution and Atterberg limits were found to be relevant to engineering behaviour of carbonates, and should be included. The maximum obtainable void ratio (emax), which is related to the particle shape distribution, has been proposed as an additional index for carbonate sands. Results from direct shear tests showed that this parameter correlates well with crushability and compressibility. It is recommended that this parameter (emax) as determined in the test devised by Kolbuszewski (1948), should be adopted as an index property for classifying carbonate sands. 2014-11-15T19:35:10Z 2014-11-15T19:35:10Z 1988 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9636 eng application/pdf Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Civil Engineering Sterianos, Benjamin Geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification |
| title_full | Geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification |
| title_fullStr | Geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification |
| title_short | Geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification |
| title_sort | geotechnical properties of carbonate soils with reference to an improved engineering classification |
| topic | Civil Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9636 |
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