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Suitability of empirical equations for estimating permanent settlement of railway foundation materials subjected to cyclic loading with principal stress rotation

Suitability of empirical equations for estimating permanent settlement of railway foundation materials subjected to cyclic loading with principal stress rotation
Suitability of empirical equations for estimating permanent settlement of railway foundation materials subjected to cyclic loading with principal stress rotation
This paper uses the results of a series of laboratory tests with cyclic principal stress rotation to assess the suitability of a number of empirical equations for estimating the development of plastic settlements in railway track foundations. The laboratory tests were carried out on three sand–clay mixes representative of railway track foundation materials, in both free-to-drain and undrained conditions. The results of a non-linear regression analysis demonstrate that the drainage conditions are the key factor affecting the estimation accuracy of the models, with the clay content playing a secondary role. The correlation coefficient was generally higher in free-to-drain than in undrained conditions and reduced slightly with increasing clay content.
Axial strain, Cyclic stability, Cyclic tests, Empirical models, Principal stress rotation, Resilient stiffness
0008-3674
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Mamou, Anna
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Powrie, William
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Clayton, Christopher R.I.
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Priest, Jeffrey A.
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Mamou, Anna
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Powrie, William
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Clayton, Christopher R.I.
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Priest, Jeffrey A.
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Mamou, Anna, Powrie, William, Clayton, Christopher R.I. and Priest, Jeffrey A. (2020) Suitability of empirical equations for estimating permanent settlement of railway foundation materials subjected to cyclic loading with principal stress rotation. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 58 (10), 1603-1610. (doi:10.1139/cgj-2020-0183).

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This paper uses the results of a series of laboratory tests with cyclic principal stress rotation to assess the suitability of a number of empirical equations for estimating the development of plastic settlements in railway track foundations. The laboratory tests were carried out on three sand–clay mixes representative of railway track foundation materials, in both free-to-drain and undrained conditions. The results of a non-linear regression analysis demonstrate that the drainage conditions are the key factor affecting the estimation accuracy of the models, with the clay content playing a secondary role. The correlation coefficient was generally higher in free-to-drain than in undrained conditions and reduced slightly with increasing clay content.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 10 November 2020
Published date: 4 December 2020
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2021, Canadian Science Publishing. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Axial strain, Cyclic stability, Cyclic tests, Empirical models, Principal stress rotation, Resilient stiffness

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Local EPrints ID: 501594
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/501594
ISSN: 0008-3674
PURE UUID: f1825b0e-339d-49fd-978f-801048cc37e8
ORCID for William Powrie: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2271-0826
ORCID for Christopher R.I. Clayton: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-8437

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Author: Anna Mamou
Author: William Powrie ORCID iD
Author: Jeffrey A. Priest

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