Microstructural analysis of Shanghai remolded clay during one-dimensional consolidation test

Ling Rong Kong (1) , Hong Huang (2, 3) , Pierre-Yves Hicher (4) , Dong Zhang (5)

1 Sans affiliation
2 School of Information
3 Department of Geotechnical Engineering
4 GeM - Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique
5 NJU - Nanjing University

The microstructure of soil has a significant influence on the mechanical behavior. In this paper, photos of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) are taken on Shanghai remolded clay samples under different consolidated pressures during one-dimensional consolidation test. The evolutions of microstructure of remolded clay (including aggregate shape, aggregate mean surface and orientation distribution) from both horizontal cut plane and vertical cut plane of the specimen are analyzed and compared.

Mots clés: microstructure; clay; consolidation test; SEM

Domaines: Mécanique des structures [physics.class-ph]

Ling Rong Kong, Hong Huang, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Dong Zhang. Microstructural analysis of Shanghai remolded clay during one-dimensional consolidation test. Geomechanics and Geotechnics: From Micro to Macro, 2011, Shangai, China. ⟨hal-01633233⟩