Abstract
A comparison of the elastic-perfectly plastic (EPP) and hyperbolic (HB) theories for interpreting loading and unloading parts of self-boring pressuremeter (SBP) tests in clay is presented. Computer-aided modelling (CAM) is used to analyze 60 SBP tests in clay to obtain shear modulus (G), undrained shear strength (Su), and in situ total horizontal geostatic stress (σHo). It is shown that the technique of CAM is consistent, repeatable, and simple to use. For all tests analyzed by both models the inferred horizontal geostatic stresses are identical and comparable to "lift-off" measurements. A small systematic difference is found between the two models for the undrained shear strength of soft and stiff clays. The shear modulus valves derived from the EPP model are unrelated to the true modulus of the soil. There is, however, a semiempirical relationship between the HB model and pressuremeter unload–reload (UR) shear modulus. Key words : clay, self-boring pressuremeter, elastic-perfectly plastic, hyperbolic.
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