Lecture 9

Chapter 8 (p - q diagrams)

Chapter 9
(Tests to Assess Stress-Strain
Behavior of Soil)
=1200
P – q Stress Diagrams

E.g. v > h

450 450

E.g. h > v

450
450
Stress Path

 1   3 
q 
2

 1   3 
p 
2
 Stress Path

   

 1   3 
q 
2

 1   3 
p 
2
Slope of q-p Stress Plot, 
h
K 
v
        K  1    1 1  K 
q  1 3  1
2 2 2
        K 1    1 1  K 
p  1 3  1
2 2 2

K= 0

=450
<450 =00
Chapter 9: Tests to Assess Soil Stress-Strain Behavior
 z
H ∆𝑧
𝜀  𝑧𝑧 = 𝜀 𝑣 =
𝐻
Oedometer Stress Path
 𝑝= 𝜎 1+ 𝜎 3
2
𝜎1 − 𝜎3
 
𝑞=
2
∆  𝜎 𝑎

c
Triaxial Compression Loading

 𝑝= 𝜎 1+ 𝜎 3
2
  𝜎1 − 𝜎3 ∆  𝜎 𝑎
𝑞=
2

c

∆
  𝜎 𝑎=𝜎 1 − 𝜎 3
Triaxial: Compression - Constant P test
∆  𝜎 𝑎
 𝑝= 𝜎 1+ 𝜎 3   +
2
c 𝜎1 − 𝜎3 +
 
𝑞=  
2
  𝜎1 − 𝜎3 ∆ 𝜎 𝑎
𝑞= =
2 2

  +

∆
  𝜎 𝑎=𝜎 1 − 𝜎 3
Triaxial Compression Unloading
 𝑝= 𝜎 1+ 𝜎 3  
𝑞=
𝜎1 − 𝜎3
2 2

∆  𝜎 𝑎
∆
  𝜎 𝑎= 𝜎 1 − 𝜎 3

c
 Triaxial Extension Loading
 𝑝= 𝜎 1+ 𝜎 3
2
  =∓
𝑞 ( 𝜎1− 𝜎3
2 ) USE – when h > v  =
𝑞 (𝜎 𝑉 − 𝜎h
2 )

∆  𝜎 𝑎

c

∆
  𝜎 𝑎= 𝜎 1 − 𝜎 3 ∆
  𝜎 𝑎=𝜎 𝑉 − 𝜎 h
Triaxial Extension Unloading
 𝑝= 𝜎 1+ 𝜎 3   =∓
𝑞 ( 𝜎1− 𝜎3
) USE – when h > v  =
𝑞 ( 𝜎𝑉 − 𝜎h
)
2 2 2

∆  𝜎 𝑎

c const
Stress Paths for Triaxial Tests