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Título del libro: Challenges And Innovations In Geotechnics: Proceedings Of The 18th International Conference On Soil Mechanics And Geotechnical Engineering, Vol 1
Título del capítulo: Influence of diatom microfossils on soil compressibility

Autores UNAM:
JORGE ABRAHAM DIAZ RODRIGUEZ; RENATA ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2013
Palabras clave:

laboratory tests; compressibility; diatomite; kaolinite; mixtures


Resumen:

There are several sites in the world where diatom microfossils have been detected in the soil deposits (e.g.. Mexico City, Mexico and Osaka Bay, Japan). These soil deposits are characterized to have singular physical and mechanical properties that do not follow the well established empirical equations relating index properties with strength and deformation parameters. To evaluate the influence of diatom microfossils on the soil compressibility, this paper presents the experimental results of a series of odometer tests using artificially prepared mixtures of diatom microfossils and kaolin (D+K). Test results indicate that the presence of diatom microfossils substantially alters the index properties as well as compressibility.


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