Investigation of the Effects of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on the Deformation Parameters of Biologically Stabilized Sand

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1 Department of Civil Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA

Abstract

In designing a geotechnical structure, two factors of resistance and deformation should be considered, so in this study, the effects of melting and freezing cycles on the deformation parameters of biologically stabilized sand are evaluated and various factors such as all-round pressure, number Melting and freezing cycles Temperature changes in each cycle and the duration of each cycle are evaluated. For this purpose, non-drained reinforced static triaxial tests are performed and the deviation-axis-strain stress curves, chord stiffness (Esec), tangential stiffness (Etan), stiffness equal to 50% of maximum resistance (E50) and absorbed energy (EA) are performed). Is evaluated. The Taguchi method is used to design experiments and provide a relationship to predict some deformation parameters. The results of this study show that the application of melting and freezing cycles reduces the deformation parameters of stabilized samples. The destructive effect of melting and freezing cycles on hardness is greater than the absorbed energy.

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Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Volume 53.4, Issue 113 - Serial Number 113
Winter of 2024
February 2024
Pages 13-23

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