Effect of Drying Process on the Evaluation of Microstructure of Clays using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP)

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 932-939

  Kang, Min Soo ^a   Watabe, Yoichi ^a   Tsuchida, Takashi ^a  

^a PORT AND AIRPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drying method; Osaka Pleistocene clay; Scanning electron microscope, mercury intrusion porosimetry; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRYING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MERCURY (METAL); PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHRINKAGE; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRAIN; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; YIELD STRESS;

FREEZE DRYING; POROSIMETRY;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0942266631     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. Collins, K. and McGown, A. (1974), The form and function of microfabric features in a variety of natural soils, Géotechnique 24, No.2, pp.223-254.
2. Delage, P. and Lefebvre, G. (1984), Study of the structure of a sensitive Champlain clay and of its evolution during consolidation, Can. Geotech. J. 21, pp.21-35.
3. Griffiths, F. J. and Joshi, R. C. (1989), Change in pore size distribution due to consolidation of clays, Géotechnique 39, Technical note, No.l, pp.159-167.
4. Lawrence, G. P. (1978), Stability of soil pores during mercury intrusion porosimetry, J. Soil Sci. 29, 299-304.
5. Matsuo, S. and Kamon, M. (1976), On the terms for structure of clays, Tsuchi To Kiso, Vol.24, No.1, pp.59-64.
6. Miura, N., Yamadera, A. and Hino, T. (1999), Consideration on compression properties of marine clay based on the pore size distribution measurement, Journal of JSCE, No.624, III-47, pp.203-215.
7. Penumadu, D. and Dean, J. (2000), Compressibility effect in evaluating the pore-size distribution of kaolin clay using mercury intrusion porosimetry, Can. Geotech. J. 37, pp.393-405.
8. Washburn, E. W. (1921), A note on a method of determining the distribution of pore sizes in a porous material, Proc. National Academy of Science, Vol.7, pp.115.
9. Yamaguchi, H. and Ikenaga, H. (1993), Utilization of mercury intrusion porosimetry apparatus for evaluation of soil structure, Tsuchi To Kiso, Vol.41, No.4, pp. 15-20.