{"title":"Hydro-mechanical response of volcanic ash on removal of fines: Shear stiffness to critical state mechanics","authors":"Sanjei Chitravel , Masahide Otsubo , Reiko Kuwano","doi":"10.1016/j.sandf.2024.101478","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Natural volcanic soils containing pumice particles are commonly found in Hokkaido, Japan, and this type of soil is prone to landslides, internal erosion, and liquefaction. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to summarise the hydro-mechanical response of volcanic ash soil subjected to internal erosion using the modified erosion triaxial apparatus, based on the literature and additional investigations. The results of the study show that the rate of erosion and shear strain during the erosion process are influenced by initial density, stress state, and hydraulic gradient. Notably, anisotropic consolidation is experienced by specimens under seepage flow. Additionally, the removal of fines leads to a slight decrease in the grading state index. Moreover, suffosion increases the maximum shear modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the soil, while increasing seepage time stabilises the peak shear strength of eroded specimens. Furthermore, the critical state line does not change much with internal erosion. To sum up, this study offers valuable insights into the behaviour of volcanic ash soil subjected to internal erosion and provides an integrated interpretation of hydro-mechanical response of volcanic ash on removal of fines.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21857,"journal":{"name":"Soils and Foundations","volume":"64 4","pages":"Article 101478"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038080624000568/pdfft?md5=81eb37c69b24c48ee20ad2becb086dbf&pid=1-s2.0-S0038080624000568-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Soils and Foundations","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038080624000568","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Natural volcanic soils containing pumice particles are commonly found in Hokkaido, Japan, and this type of soil is prone to landslides, internal erosion, and liquefaction. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to summarise the hydro-mechanical response of volcanic ash soil subjected to internal erosion using the modified erosion triaxial apparatus, based on the literature and additional investigations. The results of the study show that the rate of erosion and shear strain during the erosion process are influenced by initial density, stress state, and hydraulic gradient. Notably, anisotropic consolidation is experienced by specimens under seepage flow. Additionally, the removal of fines leads to a slight decrease in the grading state index. Moreover, suffosion increases the maximum shear modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the soil, while increasing seepage time stabilises the peak shear strength of eroded specimens. Furthermore, the critical state line does not change much with internal erosion. To sum up, this study offers valuable insights into the behaviour of volcanic ash soil subjected to internal erosion and provides an integrated interpretation of hydro-mechanical response of volcanic ash on removal of fines.
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Soils and Foundations is one of the leading journals in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. It is the official journal of the Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)., The journal publishes a variety of original research paper, technical reports, technical notes, as well as the state-of-the-art reports upon invitation by the Editor, in the fields of soil and rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and environmental geotechnics. Since the publication of Volume 1, No.1 issue in June 1960, Soils and Foundations will celebrate the 60th anniversary in the year of 2020.
Soils and Foundations welcomes theoretical as well as practical work associated with the aforementioned field(s). Case studies that describe the original and interdisciplinary work applicable to geotechnical engineering are particularly encouraged. Discussions to each of the published articles are also welcomed in order to provide an avenue in which opinions of peers may be fed back or exchanged. In providing latest expertise on a specific topic, one issue out of six per year on average was allocated to include selected papers from the International Symposia which were held in Japan as well as overseas.