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Dredging Processes
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2. Soil Mechanics
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Delft University of Technology – Offshore & Dredging Engineering
Dredging A Way Of Life
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Delft University of Technology – Offshore & Dredging Engineering
Offshore A Way Of Life
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Offshore & Dredging
Engineering
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Soils
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Soil Creation
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Soil Classification
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Soil Classification
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Name of soil separateDiameter limits (mm) (USDA classification)
Clay less than 0.002
Silt 0.002–0.05
Very fine sand 0.05–0.10
Fine sand 0.10–0.25
Medium sand 0.25–0.50
Coarse sand 0.50–1.00
Very coarse sand 1.00–2.00
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Rock Classification
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Particle Size Distribution
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Parameters
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Atterberg Limits
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Plastic LimitLiquid Limit
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Mass Volume Relations
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DensitySpecific GravityRelative DensityPorosity – Void Ratio
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Relative Density vs SPT Value
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Permeability
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Angle of Internal Friction
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SPT Penetration, N-Value (blows/ foot)
Density of Sand φ (degrees)
<4 Very loose <29 4 - 10 Loose 29 - 30 10 - 30 Medium 30 - 36 30 - 50 Dense 36 - 41
>50 Very dense >41
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Angle of Internal Friction Rock
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Angle of External Friction
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20���� steel piles (NAVFAC) 0.67 0.83⋅ ϕ − ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ − ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ − ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ − ⋅ ϕ USACE 20���� steel (Broms) 34
⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ concrete (Broms)
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⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ timber (Broms)
0.67⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ Lindeburg 23
⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ⋅ ϕ for concrete walls (Coulomb)
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Cohesion/Adhesion
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SPT Penetration (blows/ foot)
Estimated Consistency
U.C.S.(kPa)
<2 Very Soft <242 - 4 Soft 24 - 484 - 8 Medium 48 - 968 - 15 Stiff 96 – 19215 - 30 Very Stiff 192 – 388
>30 Hard >388
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Unconfined Compressive Stress
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σ
ε
Brittle
Stress-strain diagram
W d= σ ε
UCS
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Unconfined Tensile Strength
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Brazilian Tensile Strength
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Brittle vs Ductile
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Testing
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Standard Penetration Test
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Cone Penetration Test
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Cones
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Tri-axial Test
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Tri-axial Test
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Direct Shear Test
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Vane Shear Test
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Questions?
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1. A model cutter head, source: Delft University of Technology.2. Off shore platform, source: Castrol (Switzerland) AG3. Off shore platform, source: http://www.wireropetraining.com4. Fox Glacier, New Zealand (1986), source: Wikimedia Commons/Ot5. Soil textural triangle, source: Creative Commons/Greenman-236. Aid to identification of rock for engineering purposes, source: After BS 5930:1981.7. Laboratory sieves; 1700 µm, 500 µm, 250 µm (from left), author: BMK/Wikipedia,
source://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laboratory_sieves_BMK.jpg 8. Liquid limit device, source: Wikimedia Commons/E smith20009. Soil Composition Cassagrande device, source: geomlab.com10. Soil phase diagram, source: Wikimedia Commons/Sjhan8111. Source: unknown.12. Coefficients of internal friction for a variety of rock types, source: Wijermars (1997-2011).13. A UCS test facility, source: Colorado School of Mines.14. The stress strain relation during a UCS test, source: Vlasblom (2003-2007).15. Unconfined, sourcë: own work.16. Bending, source: Vlasblom (2003-2007).17. The Brazilian split test, source: Vlasblom (2003-2007).18. Failure diagrams ductile-brittle, source: Vlasblom (2003-2007).19. Brittle failure types, source: Vlasblom (2003-2007).20. The Standard Penetration Test, source: http://geosystems.ce.gatech.edu.21. A typical CPT test setup, source: http://geosystems.ce.gatech.edu.22. Several cone configurations, source: http://geosystems.ce.gatech.edu.23. The Triaxial apparatus cross-section, source: http://environment.uwe.ac.uk.24. The Triaxial apparatus, source: http://www-odp.tamu.edu.25. The direct shear test, source: A.W. Roberts et al, The University of Newcastle, Australia.26. The vane shear test, source: http://geosystems.ce.gatech.edu.