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Title:

CLAY STRUCTURE AND RATE PROCESS THEORY

Accession Number:

00179011

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309026717

Abstract:

An effort was made to incorporate structural variations into rate-process theory by defining a primitive or ideal clay that has a linear strain-time relation implicit in rate-process theory. The slope of the creep curve of the primitive clay is equal to the slope of the tertiary curve at its inflection point. The deviations of the tertiary curve from the straight line are a measure of the behavior of the real clay caused by the structural changes. The ratio of the strain of the real clay to the strain of the primitive clay can be calculated at any point in time. This ratio, defined as the mobilization ratio, is a measure of real-clay structure relative to primitive-clay structure, which remains constant during progressive creep deformations. The method of analysis proposed here reveals that equivalent mobilization ratios correspond to points of identical structure on creep curves. This hypothesis is supported by the experimental results. The analysis of underained simple shear creep tests conducted on grunditeillite clay at various temperatures and shear stresses demonstrates that the rate process parameters--flow volume, activation enthalpy, and proportionality constant--are structure dependent. The structural changes that accompany creep deformations can be expressed in terms of variations in these parameters. /Author/

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Physicochemical Phenomena in Soils. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01411486

Authors:

Erol, O
Demirel, T
Lohnes, R A

Pagination:

pp 49-53

Publication Date:

1977

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 642
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309026717

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (12)

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Subject Areas:

Geotechnology; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 19 1978 12:00AM

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