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Suitability of Engineering-Geological Environment on the Basis of Its Permeability Coefficient: Four Case Studies of Fine-Grained Soils
The aim of the article is to compare two classifications systems of engineering-geological environment sustainability in terms of its permeability evaluated on the basis of permeability coefficient. The first evaluated classification assumes a permeable environment to be a positive characteristic in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8585373/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34771936 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14216411 |
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author | Marschalko, Marian Zięba, Zofia Niemiec, Dominik Neuman, David Mońka, Jakub Dąbrowska, Jolanta |
author_facet | Marschalko, Marian Zięba, Zofia Niemiec, Dominik Neuman, David Mońka, Jakub Dąbrowska, Jolanta |
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description | The aim of the article is to compare two classifications systems of engineering-geological environment sustainability in terms of its permeability evaluated on the basis of permeability coefficient. The first evaluated classification assumes a permeable environment to be a positive characteristic in the engineering-geological assessment, while the other considers an impermeable environment as favourable. The four fine-grained soil materials were selected, as they had very similar, almost identical grains-size distribution, but different microstructure characterized by grains sphericity, angularity, and roughness. At the same time, the influence of changes in the density of soil materials (density index 10%, 30%, 60%, 90%) was analysed. Permeability coefficient was determined using six methods (empirical formulae, laboratory and microscopic analysis). The laboratory method falling head test (FHT) was taken as a reference test that reflected the actual water flow through the soil. It was found that with an increase in grain angularity and roughness (and a decrease in sphericity), the permeability coefficient was decreasing and this trend culminated along with gradual compaction. Moreover, the research shows that unsuitable methods may classify soil materials into wrong engineering-geological permeability classes, which may have negative consequences during engineering-geological or geotechnical assessment and cause subsequent problems in foundation engineering. |
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spelling | pubmed-85853732021-11-12 Suitability of Engineering-Geological Environment on the Basis of Its Permeability Coefficient: Four Case Studies of Fine-Grained Soils Marschalko, Marian Zięba, Zofia Niemiec, Dominik Neuman, David Mońka, Jakub Dąbrowska, Jolanta Materials (Basel) Article The aim of the article is to compare two classifications systems of engineering-geological environment sustainability in terms of its permeability evaluated on the basis of permeability coefficient. The first evaluated classification assumes a permeable environment to be a positive characteristic in the engineering-geological assessment, while the other considers an impermeable environment as favourable. The four fine-grained soil materials were selected, as they had very similar, almost identical grains-size distribution, but different microstructure characterized by grains sphericity, angularity, and roughness. At the same time, the influence of changes in the density of soil materials (density index 10%, 30%, 60%, 90%) was analysed. Permeability coefficient was determined using six methods (empirical formulae, laboratory and microscopic analysis). The laboratory method falling head test (FHT) was taken as a reference test that reflected the actual water flow through the soil. It was found that with an increase in grain angularity and roughness (and a decrease in sphericity), the permeability coefficient was decreasing and this trend culminated along with gradual compaction. Moreover, the research shows that unsuitable methods may classify soil materials into wrong engineering-geological permeability classes, which may have negative consequences during engineering-geological or geotechnical assessment and cause subsequent problems in foundation engineering. MDPI 2021-10-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8585373/ /pubmed/34771936 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14216411 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Marschalko, Marian Zięba, Zofia Niemiec, Dominik Neuman, David Mońka, Jakub Dąbrowska, Jolanta Suitability of Engineering-Geological Environment on the Basis of Its Permeability Coefficient: Four Case Studies of Fine-Grained Soils |
title | Suitability of Engineering-Geological Environment on the Basis of Its Permeability Coefficient: Four Case Studies of Fine-Grained Soils |
title_full | Suitability of Engineering-Geological Environment on the Basis of Its Permeability Coefficient: Four Case Studies of Fine-Grained Soils |
title_fullStr | Suitability of Engineering-Geological Environment on the Basis of Its Permeability Coefficient: Four Case Studies of Fine-Grained Soils |
title_full_unstemmed | Suitability of Engineering-Geological Environment on the Basis of Its Permeability Coefficient: Four Case Studies of Fine-Grained Soils |
title_short | Suitability of Engineering-Geological Environment on the Basis of Its Permeability Coefficient: Four Case Studies of Fine-Grained Soils |
title_sort | suitability of engineering-geological environment on the basis of its permeability coefficient: four case studies of fine-grained soils |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8585373/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34771936 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14216411 |
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