Pore Pressure Response and Dissipation of Piezocone Test in Shallow Silty Soil of Yellow River Delta

Abstract

Soil dilatancy and partial drainage have great influence on the consolidation coefficient assessment of silty soils with clay content of less than 30% in the Yellow River Delta using the CPTu. This paper discussed the effect of soil dilatancy and partial drainage on the pore pressure response and dissipation of piezocone test in shallow silty soil of the Yellow River Delta through variable penetration rate tests in a pressure chamber and a series of supplementary soil element tests. The results show that the pore pressure dissipation curve is affected by soil type and degree of consolidation. The soil dilatancy is the key factor affecting consolidation coefficient inversion of shallow silt and silty clays. The initial pore pressure is negative and the pore pressure increases to umax first, but the umax value is very small in the Yellow River Delta silt. The inversion method used for shear contractile soil cannot be used to invert the mechanical properties of shallow silty soil directly, and a new consolidation curve normalization method is proposed. This paper provides a reference for the consolidation coefficient inversion of CPTu data in the Yellow River Delta area.