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Article Dans Une Revue Canadian Geotechnical Journal Année : 2022

A critical saturated state-based constitutive model for volumetric behavior of compacted bentonite

Yang Wang
  • Fonction : Auteur
Wei-Min Ye
Qiong Wang
  • Fonction : Auteur
Yong-Gui Chen
Yu-Jun Cui

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In recent years, more and more unique volumetric behaviors, including the nonlinear compression and unloading curves in the e-lnp plane, and different types of swelling and shrinkage curves obtained from suction-controlled swelling and shrinkage tests, etc., which are significantly different from those of nonexpansive clays, have been reported on compacted bentonite. More importantly, limitations were encountered when describing the unique behavior with existing constitutive models for unsaturated expansive soils. In this study, a new concept of critical saturation state (CSS) was proposed for compacted bentonite, in which, as the saturated state was reached, the matric suction still remained nonzero in the soil. Incorporated with this concept, a constitutive model was proposed. In this model, the CSS curve was defined in the suction-isotropic stress plane, delimiting the unsaturated zone. To validate the model, the volume change tests conducted on compacted GMZ bentonite under different stress paths were simulated. Good agreement confirmed that the proposed model could well describe the volume change behavior, including the swelling on hydration, shrinkage during drying, nonlinear compression, and unloading behavior.
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hal-04362179 , version 1 (22-12-2023)

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Yang Wang, Wei-Min Ye, Qiong Wang, Yong-Gui Chen, Yu-Jun Cui. A critical saturated state-based constitutive model for volumetric behavior of compacted bentonite. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2022, 59 (11), pp.1872-1886. ⟨10.1139/cgj-2021-0213⟩. ⟨hal-04362179⟩
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