<p>Established protocols are available for gathering high-quality undisturbed samples and performing conventional consolidation tests. However, they are both time-consuming and impractical for projects with lower budgets. For this reason, settlement analyses for fine-grained soils are typically performed based on local guidelines or empirical correlations from literature that are based on simple soil properties. The soil properties of sensitive soils in eastern Canada; namely, Champlain Sea clay (CSC, also known as Leda clay) vary notably across regions. For this reason, region-specific correlations are valuable for reliable estimation of consolidation parameters. Empirical correlations for consolidation parameters of CSC; namely compression index (<InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\({C}_{c}\)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <msub> <mi>C</mi> <mi>c</mi> </msub> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation>), recompression index (<InlineEquation ID="IEq2"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\({C}_{r}\)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <msub> <mi>C</mi> <mi>r</mi> </msub> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation>), overconsolidation ratio (<InlineEquation ID="IEq3"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(OCR\)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="italic">OCR</mi> </mrow> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation>), and preconsolidation pressure (<InlineEquation ID="IEq4"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\({\sigma }'_P\)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <msubsup> <mrow> <mi>σ</mi> </mrow> <mi>P</mi> <mo>′</mo> </msubsup> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation>) are proposed in this study based on data that can be derived from simple soil tests. The correlations were developed using a comprehensive, statistically refined CSC database compiled and cleaned up by the authors. Separate correlations were developed for the eastern and western Ottawa Valley and validated against independent case studies in both regions. Results show that the proposed correlations outperform those from literature. Additionally, new region-specific correlations were successfully developed for estimating <InlineEquation ID="IEq5"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(OCR\)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="italic">OCR</mi> </mrow> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation>. In summary, region-specific correlations substantially improved the accuracy of consolidation parameters for reliably estimating the settlement behavior of CSC deposits.</p>

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Regional Correlations for Consolidation Properties of Champlain Sea Clay Based on Micro-zoning Data in Ottawa

  • N’eem Tavakkoli,
  • Won Taek Oh,
  • Sai K. Vanapalli

摘要

Established protocols are available for gathering high-quality undisturbed samples and performing conventional consolidation tests. However, they are both time-consuming and impractical for projects with lower budgets. For this reason, settlement analyses for fine-grained soils are typically performed based on local guidelines or empirical correlations from literature that are based on simple soil properties. The soil properties of sensitive soils in eastern Canada; namely, Champlain Sea clay (CSC, also known as Leda clay) vary notably across regions. For this reason, region-specific correlations are valuable for reliable estimation of consolidation parameters. Empirical correlations for consolidation parameters of CSC; namely compression index ( \({C}_{c}\) C c ), recompression index ( \({C}_{r}\) C r ), overconsolidation ratio ( \(OCR\) OCR ), and preconsolidation pressure ( \({\sigma }'_P\) σ P ) are proposed in this study based on data that can be derived from simple soil tests. The correlations were developed using a comprehensive, statistically refined CSC database compiled and cleaned up by the authors. Separate correlations were developed for the eastern and western Ottawa Valley and validated against independent case studies in both regions. Results show that the proposed correlations outperform those from literature. Additionally, new region-specific correlations were successfully developed for estimating \(OCR\) OCR . In summary, region-specific correlations substantially improved the accuracy of consolidation parameters for reliably estimating the settlement behavior of CSC deposits.