Abstract:
To investigate the effects of the initial conditions and stress states on the intrinsic undrained strength behaviors of reconstituted clay, a series of consolidated undrained triaxial compression tests are performed on reconstituted Wenzhou clay under different consolidation conditions. The undrained shear stress-strain relationship and undrained strength are investigated. The void index
Iv and the undrained strength ratios R
*su=S
u/
p’ with different mean effective stresses
p’ are used to compare the undrained strength
Su under different consolidation conditions with the Chandler intrinsic strength line IS
uL. The results indicate that the undrained shear stress-strain curves change with the consolidation stress paths under the same mean effective stresses
p’. The undrained shear strengths and undrained strength ratios R
*su=S
u/
p’ are also greatly affected by the consolidation stress paths. When S
u/
p’=0.33, the relationship between the void index
Iv and the undrained strength
Su is identical to the Chandler intrinsic strength line IS
uL.