A proper assessment of the soil effective stress state is crucial in many cases to identify a potential geological/geotechnical hazard as shallow landslides or failure of levees that may have a significant impact on human activities and development. This paper is aimed at validating a methodology for the expeditious and economic determination of effective stress state in the vadose zone recently proposed by Lo Presti et al. in 2016. The method is based on the interpretation of cone penetration tests (CPTu). Its validation was carried out by comparing the CPTu predicted values of suction against the measured ones in a well-documented and monitored site. The comparison also includes the prediction of suction that was obtained by using the so-called Modified Kovacs model (MK). Moreover, additional data of water content and saturation degree from another site were used to predict the suction by using the MK model. These values of suction were compared with those inferred by the CPTu.

Lo Presti, D., Stacul, S., Meisina, C., Bordoni, M., Bittelli, M. (2018). Preliminary validation of a novel method for the assessment of effective stress state in partially saturated soils by cone penetration tests. GEOSCIENCES, 8(1), 1-13 [10.3390/geosciences8010030].

Preliminary validation of a novel method for the assessment of effective stress state in partially saturated soils by cone penetration tests

Bittelli, Marco
Methodology
2018

Abstract

A proper assessment of the soil effective stress state is crucial in many cases to identify a potential geological/geotechnical hazard as shallow landslides or failure of levees that may have a significant impact on human activities and development. This paper is aimed at validating a methodology for the expeditious and economic determination of effective stress state in the vadose zone recently proposed by Lo Presti et al. in 2016. The method is based on the interpretation of cone penetration tests (CPTu). Its validation was carried out by comparing the CPTu predicted values of suction against the measured ones in a well-documented and monitored site. The comparison also includes the prediction of suction that was obtained by using the so-called Modified Kovacs model (MK). Moreover, additional data of water content and saturation degree from another site were used to predict the suction by using the MK model. These values of suction were compared with those inferred by the CPTu.
2018
Lo Presti, D., Stacul, S., Meisina, C., Bordoni, M., Bittelli, M. (2018). Preliminary validation of a novel method for the assessment of effective stress state in partially saturated soils by cone penetration tests. GEOSCIENCES, 8(1), 1-13 [10.3390/geosciences8010030].
Lo Presti, Diego; Stacul, Stefano; Meisina, Claudia; Bordoni, Massimiliano; Bittelli, Marco
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