Study on the Influence of Moisture Content and Drying-Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength Index of Silt in the West Bank of Qinghai Lake

In this paper, the expressway engineering case along the west bank of Qinghai Lake is taken as the research background, and the typical “aquatic grassland” silt on the west bank of Qinghai Lake is taken as the research object. Through the geotechnical test, wet-dry cycle test, and direct shear test,...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhang, Jixiang Yan, Jiake Tan, Yi Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8675013
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description In this paper, the expressway engineering case along the west bank of Qinghai Lake is taken as the research background, and the typical “aquatic grassland” silt on the west bank of Qinghai Lake is taken as the research object. Through the geotechnical test, wet-dry cycle test, and direct shear test, the influence of moisture content and wet-dry cycle on the shear strength of silt and its indexes are studied. The results show that the shear strength index c and φ of unmodified silt first increase and then decline with the increase of water content, and the optimal moisture content of the shear strength is about 30%. The values of c, φ, and shear strength of remolded silt decrease with the increase of wetting and drying cycles. When the cycles exceed 5 times, the moisture content does not have much effect on the shearing strength.
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spelling doaj-art-5b00036588ad4f2299e1752bee82016a2025-08-20T02:05:29ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942021-01-01202110.1155/2021/86750138675013Study on the Influence of Moisture Content and Drying-Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength Index of Silt in the West Bank of Qinghai LakeLei Zhang0Jixiang Yan1Jiake Tan2Yi Liao3Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, ChinaFaculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, ChinaFaculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, ChinaFaculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, ChinaIn this paper, the expressway engineering case along the west bank of Qinghai Lake is taken as the research background, and the typical “aquatic grassland” silt on the west bank of Qinghai Lake is taken as the research object. Through the geotechnical test, wet-dry cycle test, and direct shear test, the influence of moisture content and wet-dry cycle on the shear strength of silt and its indexes are studied. The results show that the shear strength index c and φ of unmodified silt first increase and then decline with the increase of water content, and the optimal moisture content of the shear strength is about 30%. The values of c, φ, and shear strength of remolded silt decrease with the increase of wetting and drying cycles. When the cycles exceed 5 times, the moisture content does not have much effect on the shearing strength.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8675013
spellingShingle Lei Zhang
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Study on the Influence of Moisture Content and Drying-Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength Index of Silt in the West Bank of Qinghai Lake
Advances in Civil Engineering
title Study on the Influence of Moisture Content and Drying-Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength Index of Silt in the West Bank of Qinghai Lake
title_full Study on the Influence of Moisture Content and Drying-Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength Index of Silt in the West Bank of Qinghai Lake
title_fullStr Study on the Influence of Moisture Content and Drying-Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength Index of Silt in the West Bank of Qinghai Lake
title_full_unstemmed Study on the Influence of Moisture Content and Drying-Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength Index of Silt in the West Bank of Qinghai Lake
title_short Study on the Influence of Moisture Content and Drying-Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength Index of Silt in the West Bank of Qinghai Lake
title_sort study on the influence of moisture content and drying wetting cycles on the shear strength index of silt in the west bank of qinghai lake
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8675013
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