Pore-size changes and responses of kaolinite with different structures subject to consolidation and shearing

• Published in: Engineering geology Vol. 202; pp. 122 - 131
• Main Authors: Yu, Chun Ying, Chow, Jun Kang, Wang, Yu-Hsing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 04.03.2016
• Subjects: clay; Clay (material); Compressibility; Compressing; Consolidation; deformation; engineering; Inter-aggregate pores; Intra-aggregate pores; isotropy; Kaolinite; Porosity; Sand; Shearing; Triaxial compression; Intra-aggregate pores; Triaxial compression; Kaolinite; Consolidation; Inter-aggregate pores

In this paper, the responses of kaolinite samples with two different soil structures, i.e., unwashed and pH7.8 samples, under 1-D consolidation, isotropic loading–unloading and triaxial shearing are examined. The focus is on the associated changes in the pore-size distribution. During isotropic cons...