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GeoInstitute Seminar
Colorado Association of Geotechnical Engineers
DEFORMATION OF COMPACTED FILLS
Iraj Noorany, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., F. ASCEConsulting Geotechnical Engineer
Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University
September 12, 2018
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Structural Fills and Embankments- Support structures
- Support improvements- Walls, fences, pools, hardscape, landscape
- Tolerable differential movement
- Stable slopes
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Design Challenges
Unsaturated soils are complicated
- Soil properties change Post-construction wetting from landscape irrigation, precipitation, underground seepage, and underground leaks change soil suction, water content, dry density, RC, degree of saturation, strength, moduli, etc.
- Fill’s geometry changes-Heave, settlement, lateral fill expansion (LFE)
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Focus
Compacted structural fills
Expansive soils
Fill deformation due to wetting
Slope deformation due to wetting
Practice in California and Southwest U.S.
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Not includedElastic deformationDeformation due to instability of slopesDeformation caused by earthquakeCreep deformation
Other methods and practices
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Scope
Part 1- Types of wetting-induced fill deformation
Part 2- One-dimensional fill deformation- Laboratory swell-collapse tests- Deformation analysis
Part 3- Lateral deformation of slopes- Laboratory swell-collapse tests- Deformation analysis
Part 4- Mitigation of deformation of compacted fills
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Part 1TYPES OF WETTING-INDUCED FILL DEFORMATION
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- Significant differential movement of slabs and foundations- Heave- Settlement
- Cracks in structures and slabs
- Lateral stretching of fill embankments (LFE)- Separations and cracks in hardscape, parallel to descending slopes- Separations and cracks in side yard walls and top of the slope fences- Damage to appurtenant structures in the vicinity of the slope
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From Brandon, et al. 1990
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WETTING PATTERN
Placement, 1984 1996
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Typical Inclinometer Data Showing LFE
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Part 2ONE-DIMENSIONAL HEAVE AND SETTLEMENT
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Step 1- Laboratory tests- Classification and compaction- One-dimensional swell-collapse tests
Step 2- Adjustment of the measured swell-collapse strains- n1, n2, n3
Step 3- Analyze heave, settlement
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Step 1
One-dimensional Swell and Collapse Test
Tests in a large mold using the total fill material
Tests in small molds using the fill’s finer fraction
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One-dimensional Swell and Collapse TestsASTM D 4546-14
- Method ATests on laboratory compacted specimens- Fill design stage, for predicting fill deformation- Forensic inverse analysis of fill deformation
- Method BTests on intact “undisturbed” samples- Forensic analysis of existing fill, and estimating the amount
of the remaining heave or settlement
- Method cFor loading-after-wetting cases; new loads on old fill
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Test Method A - Design Phase Wetting-after-loading test
Use finer fraction of the representative fill material and prepare four or more laboratory-compacted specimens. Use water content and dry density of the finer fraction :
𝒘𝒘𝒇𝒇 = 𝐰𝐰𝐭𝐭 − 𝐏𝐏 𝐰𝐰𝐜𝐜𝟏𝟏 − 𝐏𝐏
𝜸𝜸𝒅𝒅𝒇𝒇 = 𝟏𝟏 − 𝐏𝐏 𝑮𝑮𝒄𝒄 𝜸𝜸𝒘𝒘𝑮𝑮𝒄𝒄 𝜸𝜸𝒘𝒘 − 𝐏𝐏 𝜸𝜸𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅
This equation is reasonably accurate for: + No. 4 oversize fractions up to 40% (P up to 0.4), or +3/4” oversize fractions up to 30% (P up to 0.3).
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Test Method A – Inverse Deformation AnalysisWetting-after-loading test
Take intact samples of the fill from forensic borings. Remove the oversize. Reconstitute specimens using the placement water content and dry density of the finer fraction.
𝒘𝒘𝒇𝒇 = 𝒘𝒘𝒅𝒅 − 𝑷𝑷 𝒘𝒘𝒄𝒄𝟏𝟏 − 𝑷𝑷
𝜸𝜸𝒅𝒅𝒇𝒇 = 𝟏𝟏 − 𝑷𝑷 𝑮𝑮𝒄𝒄 𝜸𝜸𝒘𝒘𝑮𝑮𝒄𝒄 𝜸𝜸𝒘𝒘 − 𝑷𝑷 𝜸𝜸𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅
This equation is accurate for+ No. 4 oversize fractions up to 40% or +3/4” fractions up to 30% .
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Corrections for testing system deformationsAll deformation readings must be corrected for system compliance
If filter paper is used, correct for compression of the filter paper in both dry and wet conditions.
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ASTM D4546-08, Method ASwell/Collapse Tests on Multiple Samples
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Wetting-induced Strains
Initial height of specimen = h
Amount of dry compression = ∆ h 1
Height of specimen before wetting = h1 = h - ∆ h 1
Amount of swell or collapse deformation = ∆ h 2
𝜺𝜺𝒔𝒔 = ∆𝒉𝒉𝟐𝟐𝒉𝒉𝟏𝟏
swell strain
𝜺𝜺𝒄𝒄 = − ∆𝒉𝒉𝟐𝟐𝒉𝒉𝟏𝟏
collapse strain
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Step 2- Strain Adjustment Factors
n1 = Reduction factor for partial wetting effect
n2 = Reduction factor to account for the presenceof the inert oversize material in the fill
n3 = Empirical factor to account for the interference of the oversize fraction with volume change of the finer fraction
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Partial wetting parameter, n1
𝑛𝑛1 = 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤 𝑠𝑠𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑤𝑤𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤 𝑠𝑠𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑤𝑤
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How to Estimate n1
- Based on lab partial wetting tests, coupled with forensic water content or degree of saturation data in the field
- Based on lab suction-controlled tests and soil-water characteristic tests, coupled with field measurements of matric suction
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Parameter n3
- Empirical factor for the effect of interference of the large amount of oversize particles with volume change of the finer fraction
- Additional research is needed for testing large compacted specimens including the oversize
- Use n3 = 1 for soils with + No. 4 oversize fraction up to 40%, or +3/4” oversize fraction up to 30%
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εadjusted = n1 . n2 . n3 εmeasured
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Step 3 Compute Heave and Settlement
- Using the fill’s as-compacted bulk density, calculate vertical stresses at various depths; include surcharge pressures if any.
- Select the corresponding strains from the swell-collapse curve.
- Plot a curve showing the swell and collapse strains with depth.
- Calculate the cumulative deformation of the ground surface.
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Test Method B- ASTM D4546-14Forensic analysis of a partially wetted fill
Take intact “undisturbed” samples from forensic borings; assemble samples in consolidometers; apply to each sample a single stress equal to the overburden stress plus the effect of surface loads, if any; unload and reload, measure dry compression. Any difference between dry compression after the first and the second load application is indication of sample disturbance;
Inundate each sample with tap water and measure the wetting-induced strain;
Plot the wetting-induced strains versus fill depth, and compute the remaining heave or settlement of the fill. Apply adjustment factors n1, n2 and n3, if any;
Using additional intact samples, measure the in-situ water contents and plot the forensic water content profile with depth. Plot the final water contents of the tested samples with depth. Also, using the fill placement records, plot the profile of the placement water contents.
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Test Method CLoad-induced deformation after wetting-induced heave or settlement. Additional fill or new loads on top of an existing fill.Loading-after-wetting test.
The first part of the test is similar to Method A (reconstituted specimens), or Method B (intact samples). After inundation and after completion of swell or collapse, apply additional loads as in a consolidation test.
Plot the load-induced strains versus fill depth, and compute the fill deformation due to new loads.
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Some ComplicationsOther methods that use Method C or variations of Method C instead of Method A
- Loading-after wetting consolidation test on a single specimen
- Swell-consolidation (SC) test and constant swell (CS) test
- Swell-consolidation (SC) test and empirical estimation of Swell Pressure
- Other
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Method C- Multiple loads on one specimen(loading after wetting)
Method A- Single loads on multiple specimens(wetting after loading)
Comparison of Method A and Method C (Noorany 1992)
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Nonlinearity of Method A data in Semi-Log Plots (Rosenbalm 2013)
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Part 3LATERAL FILL EXPANSION (LFE)
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LFE Method
Step 1- Triaxial swell-collapse tests on compacted specimens;measure wetting-induced vertical and radial strains for a range of K values
Step 2- Plot two sets of curves: wetting-induced vertical and radial strains versus major principal stress
Step 3- Adjust the vertical and radial strain curves by usingn1, n2, n3 as applicable
Step 4- Calculate vertical and lateral deformationof different points using a finite-element or a finite-difference code
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Results of Triaxial Swell/Compression TestsSoil FV-1, w=15.0%, RC=90%
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LFE Computation Codes
1992, “SWELL” by Joel Sweet- Noorany et al., 1992
1999, FLAC by ITASCA- Cundall, P. and Detournay C. 1999
- Noorany et al. 1999
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Results of LFE AnalysisVertical and horizontal deformation for any point
Differential vertical and horizontal deformations
Calculations with different assumed K values
Calculations with different partial wetting assumptions
Lateral movement data for different setback distances from the slope crest
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Part 4MITIGATION OF HEAVE, SETTLEMENT AND LFE STRUCTURAL FILLS AND EMBANKMENTS
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Mitigation of Deformation of Fills- If feasible, use different soil types for different fill zones
- Different “performance-based” compaction specifications for different fill zones (….subject of another talk)
- Analyze different fill geometries and wetting conditions
- Structural design for thick slabs and deep foundations(Nelson, et al.; Briaud, et al.)
- Wide setbacks on top of descending slopes
- Landscape and hardscape layouts that can accommodate LFE
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• Shortcuts based on local experience
• Cost
• Benefit
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Summary
Additional InformationSee the attached list of references.
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Questions
Comments
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