Mathematical Analysis of Safety Factor in Prediction of Infrastructural Stability for Improved Crack-Mitigating Design and Construction: Pavement Perspective
摘要
Although; over-saturation of pore-water has been known as potential stress agent, there hasn’t been attention to subgrades behavior under extreme dry state. For improved design and construction to mitigate cracks, the two extreme states were considered at Cargo Airport site around fractured Abakaliki anticlinoria, Nigeria. Dynamic tests (remote sensing, electrical-resistivity) and static tests (Atterberg limit, Standard Penetration, Dynamic Cone Penetrometer) produced results that formed basis of modeled solutions, and revealed potential shear planes. Such planes typically reflected low friction angle between 11 ° and 13 °, as well as cohesion ranging from 13 to 23 kPa; indicating isolated silty clay with Plasticity index (PI)