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The undrained shear strength(s_u) of fine-grained soils that can be measured in situ and in laboratory is one of the key geotechnical parameters.The unconfined compression test(UCT) is widely used in laboratory to measure this parameter due to its simplicity;however,it is severely affected by sample disturbance.The vane shear test(VST) technique that is less sensitive to sample disturbance involves a correction factor against the soil plasticity,commonly known as the Bjerrum’s correction factor,μ.This study aims to reevaluate the Bjerrum’s correction factor in consideration of a different approach and a relatively new method of testing.Atterberg limits test,miniature VST,and reverse extrusion test(RET)were conducted on 120 remolded samples.The effect of soil plasticity on undrained shear strength was examined using the liquidity index instead of Bjerrum’s correction factor.In comparison with the result obatined using the Bjerrum’s correction factor,the lindrained shear strength was better represented when s_u values were correlated with the liquidity index.The results were validated by the RET,which was proven to take into account soil plasticity with a reliable degree of accuracy.This study also shows that the RET has strong promise as a new tool for testing undrained shear strength of fine-grained soils.
The undrained shear strength (s_u) of fine-grained soils that can be measured in situ and in laboratory is one of the key geotechnical parameters. The unconfined compression test (UCT) is widely used in laboratory to measure this parameter due to its simplicity; however, it is severely affected by sample fluctuation. vane shear test (VST) technique that is less sensitive to sample disturbance involves a correction factor against the soil plasticity, often known as the Bjerrum’s correction factor, μ.This study aims to reevaluate the Bjerrum’s correction factor in consideration of a different approach and a relatively new method of testing. Atterberg limits test, miniature VST, and reverse extrusion test (RET) were conducted on 120 remolded samples. The effect of soil plasticity on undrained shear strength was examined using the liquidity index instead of Bjerrum’s correction factor.In contrast with the result obatined using the Bjerrum’s correction factor, the lindrained shear strength was be tter represented when s_u values were correlated with the liquidity index. The results were validated by the RET, which was proven to take into account soil plasticity with a reliable degree of accuracy. This study also shows that the RET has strong promise as a new tool for testing undrained shear strength of fine-grained soils.