Cai Chao, Gao Yufeng. Change in Hydraulic Conductivity of Natural Clays during Compression. [J]. Advanced Engineering Sciences 44(Z1):104-109(2012)DOI:
Change in Hydraulic Conductivity of Natural Clays during Compression
Abstract:A series of falling head hydraulic conductivity tests were performed on natural Wenzhou clays consolidated at different stress levels using modified oedometric apparatus to investigate the change law of hydraulic conductivity of natural clays during compression. It is found that both the compression behavior and the hydraulic conductivity behavior are significantly affected by the yield stress caused by the soil structure formed during the depositional and post-depositional processes. When the consolidation pressure is less than yield stress
the compressibility is small and the variation of hydraulic conductivity is not obvious; when the consolidation pressure is larger than yield stress
the compressibility increases dramatically and the hydraulic conductivity varies clearly with the stress level. The change in hydraulic conductivity with the increase in stress level is discussed
and a method of predicting hydraulic conductivity during compression is proposed.