A laboratory study of freeze-thaw effects on hydraulic conductivity of kaolin-sand mixtures

Feng, Shuyin and Ibraim, Erdin and Vardanega, Paul J. (2024) A laboratory study of freeze-thaw effects on hydraulic conductivity of kaolin-sand mixtures. In: XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 26th-30th August 2024, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Abstract

Freeze-thaw effects on subgrade soils are of relevance to geotechnical and pavement engineering given the potential for increased road construction in colder regions due to climate change. The freezing and thawing cycles can result in changes to some soil parameters, therefore, for design processes, there is a need to characterize such progressive changes. This paper gives an overview of a laboratory experimental campaign on fine-grained soil and clay-sand mixture soil samples under multiple freezing and thawing cycles. The effects of freezing and thawing conditioning processes on the hydraulic and properties of tested soil samples were investigated. The experimental observations were used to develop transformation models for fine-grained soil and soil mixtures tested.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Identification Number: 10.1201/9781003431749
Dates:
Date
Event
1 September 2024
Accepted
17 September 2024
Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords: Freeze-thaw effects, soil mixtures, hydraulic conductivity
Subjects: CAH10 - engineering and technology > CAH10-01 - engineering > CAH10-01-07 - civil engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Engineering
Depositing User: Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2024 12:42
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2024 12:42
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15859

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