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Young's Modulus & Poisson's Ratio for Soils

This document provides tables of typical ranges of values for Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio for various soil types considered as homogeneous elastic materials. It also includes typical ranges of values for the constant of horizontal subgrade reaction of sand for pile analysis. The tables are based on previous studies and provide engineering properties for soils like loose sand, medium dense sand, dense sand, soft clay, firm clay, and stiff clay.

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Young's Modulus & Poisson's Ratio for Soils

This document provides tables of typical ranges of values for Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio for various soil types considered as homogeneous elastic materials. It also includes typical ranges of values for the constant of horizontal subgrade reaction of sand for pile analysis. The tables are based on previous studies and provide engineering properties for soils like loose sand, medium dense sand, dense sand, soft clay, firm clay, and stiff clay.

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Table 9 - Typical Ranges of Values of Young's Modulus and Poisson's Ratio

for Various Soils Considered as Homogeneous Elastic Materials

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Young's Modulus, E,'
Soil Type Poisson's Ratio, v,''~)
8VH0SD
Loose sand

Medium dense sand

Dense sand

Soft clay

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Firm clay

Stiff clay

Notes : (1) Table based on Elson (1984).


(2) It is preferable, but may not be convenient or possible, to idealise
sands and soft clays as elastic materials with modulus proportional to
depth (i.e. Gibson materials), rather than homogeneous materials as
assumed in this Table.
(3) Values of Young's modulus E, and Poisson's ratio v, corresponding to
'undrained' loading for clays are given in brackets.
(4) It should be noted that elastic theory cannot account for the effect of
dilatancy upon shear, which may affect the apparent Poisson's Ratio of

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the soil beyond the initial elastic range.

Table 10 - Typical Ranges of Values of Constant of Horizontal


Subgrade Reaction of Sand for Pile Analysis

Relative Density Loose Medium Dense Dense


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SPT 'N' Value 4 - 10 10 - 30 30 - 50

nh (dry sand) (MN/m3) 2.2 6.6 17.6

nh (submerged sand) (MN/m3) 1.3 4.4 10.7

Note : Values of nh are based on Terzaghi (1955).


0 10 20 30 LO 65
1 1
0.9 0.9
0.8 0.8
0.7 0.7
0.6 >
0.5 0.5

0.4 0.L

0.3 0.3
>
>
0.2 >
>
7-
>
0.1 0.1

Logarithmic spiral

Failure surface

Logarithmic spiral

1 I
0.9 0.9
0.8 0.8
0.7 0.7
0.6 0.6
0.5 0.5

0.4 0.4

0.3 0.3

0.2 0.2

0.1 0.1
0 10 20 30 40 45
Angle of Shearing Resistance, d (degrees]

Legend : 6 =2
-
3
Note : Figure based on NAVFAC (1982b) and Caquot & Kerisel (1948).

Figure 18 - Active Earth Pressure Coefficients for Different Wall


Configurations and Retained Slope Angles
0 10 20 30 LO L5
Angle of Shearing Resistance, 0 (degrees)

Note : Figure based on NAVFAC (1982b) and Caquot & Kerisel (1948).

'Figure 19 - Passive Earth Pressure Coefficients for a Vertical Wall


Retaining Sloping Ground

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