Reevaluation of Soil Compression Properties for an Aluminum Refinery Plant

Jianmin Hu; Xiaofeng Wu; Lianyang Zhang

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-0125-4_39

Reevaluation of Soil Compression Properties for an Aluminum Refinery Plant

Jianmin Hu, Xiaofeng Wu, Lianyang Zhang

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Abstract

The foundations supporting the high and heavy storage tanks at an alumina refinery plant experienced extremely large settlements and the normal operations of the tanks have been affected. To find the reasons for the unexpected large settlements of the foundations, the original design was reviewed and the soil compression properties used for calculating the foundation settlement was checked. It was found that the compression index values used in the original design were too small and the effect of sample disturbance on the compression index was not considered when using the laboratory consolidation test results. By using the Schmertmann correction procedure to consider the effect of soil disturbance, new compression index values were determined. The corrected compression index values were used to calculate the settlements of the foundations and the predictions were in good agreement with the field settlement measurements. This study further indicates the importance of considering the effect of sample disturbance in the determination of soil compression index values using laboratory consolidation tests.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours
Editors	Annan Zhou, Junliang Tao, Xiaoqiang Gu, Liangbo Hu
Publisher	Springer
Pages	354-361
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9789811301247
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0125-4_39
State	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th GeoShanghai International Conference - Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours, GSIC 2018 - Shanghai, China Duration: May 27 2018 → May 30 2018

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Name	Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours

Conference

Conference	4th GeoShanghai International Conference - Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours, GSIC 2018
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	5/27/18 → 5/30/18

Keywords

Corrected compression index
Field measurements
High and heavy storage tanks
Settlement
Uncorrected compression index

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Soil Science

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Hu, J., Wu, X., & Zhang, L. (2018). Reevaluation of Soil Compression Properties for an Aluminum Refinery Plant. In A. Zhou, J. Tao, X. Gu, & L. Hu (Eds.), Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours (pp. 354-361). (Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0125-4_39

Reevaluation of Soil Compression Properties for an Aluminum Refinery Plant. / Hu, Jianmin; Wu, Xiaofeng; Zhang, Lianyang.
Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours. ed. / Annan Zhou; Junliang Tao; Xiaoqiang Gu; Liangbo Hu. Springer, 2018. p. 354-361 (Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Hu, J, Wu, X & Zhang, L 2018, Reevaluation of Soil Compression Properties for an Aluminum Refinery Plant. in A Zhou, J Tao, X Gu & L Hu (eds), Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours. Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours, Springer, pp. 354-361, 4th GeoShanghai International Conference - Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours, GSIC 2018, Shanghai, China, 5/27/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0125-4_39

Hu J, Wu X, Zhang L. Reevaluation of Soil Compression Properties for an Aluminum Refinery Plant. In Zhou A, Tao J, Gu X, Hu L, editors, Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours. Springer. 2018. p. 354-361. (Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours). doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-0125-4_39

Hu, Jianmin ; Wu, Xiaofeng ; Zhang, Lianyang. / Reevaluation of Soil Compression Properties for an Aluminum Refinery Plant. Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours. editor / Annan Zhou ; Junliang Tao ; Xiaoqiang Gu ; Liangbo Hu. Springer, 2018. pp. 354-361 (Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours).

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