| Author | Jan, Ching-nan |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 907 |
| Subject(s) | Shear strength of soils--Testing
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| Note | A Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The undrained shear strength of Pathumwan Clay was determined insitu by Dutch Cone soundings and by vane tests with various blade shapes.
Laboratory tests consisted of unconfined compression, unconsolidated undrained and laboratory vane test as well as CID - tests using the SHANSEP approach. A series of piezometers were also installed. Strengths obtained from field and laboratory measurements were quite similar and
permitted a clear zoning of the soil profile. Below 8 m depth the soft clay exhibited a slight anisotropy which was difficult to observe at other elevations ,because of local inhomogeneities in the soil. CID-test results indicated normalized stress-strain behavior of soft clay, but the SHANSEP
approach was sensitive to reliable maximum past pressures. Piezometric
levels show a distinct-- pressure deficiency. |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1980 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Brenner, R.P.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Brand, E.W. ;
Holmberg, Soren
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Asian Institute of Technology |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1976 |