Abstract
This paper examines the compression and strength characteristics of soils in relation to
the presence of isolated solid inclusions such as colluvium and glacial till. Investigations
were carried out on samples of kaolin with solid inclusions of angular crushed basalt
and steel ball bearings (to represent rounded particles). It was observed that the
presence of solid inclusions has a significant effect on the compression and strength
characteristics of these composite soils and it is postulated that this behaviour is related
to the formation of strong arches between the individual solid inclusions. This
phenomenon was found to be subdued when the surface of the solid inclusion is
smooth, suggesting that particle shape has also considerable influence on the
mechanical behaviour of composite materials.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 492-506 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 04 Sept 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 02 Jan 2018 |