Internal Friction Angle of Sands with High Fines Content

There are three main objectives of this study. The first is to evaluate the effect of fines content on the value of internal friction angle of sand soils mixed with fines typically encountered in Louisiana. The second objective is to evaluate the effect of fines content on the interface friction angle between sand soils mixed with fines and both concrete and steel surfaces. Lastly, the study will determine the threshold percent of fines content beyond which the sand soils mixed with fines will behave as cohesive soils, rather than cohesion less soils, and the effect on design of driven piles.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $146690
• Contract Numbers:

  21-1GT; 1000375

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Managing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808

  Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

  Baton Rouge, LA  United States 
• Project Managers:

  Zhang, Zhongjie

• Performing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Principal Investigators:

  Abu-Farsakh, Murad

• Start Date: 20200801
• Expected Completion Date: 20240331
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cohesion; Cohesionless materials; Concrete; Fines (Materials); Friction; Sandy soils; Steel; Support piles
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01754713
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 21-1GT; 1000375
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 15 2020 3:47PM