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Citation

Conlon RJ. Can. Geotech. J. 1966; 3(3): 113-144.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1966, National Research Council of Canada)

DOI

10.1139/t66-016

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A landslide in a very stiff beat extra-sensitive (or quick) deposit of fine-grained estuarine sediments involved approximately five million cubic yards of soil. The overall instability is attributed to a mechanism of progressive failure. It is reasoned that the propagation of a failure surface and the development of a failure scarp all occurred while the landslide mass remained intact. The whole mass then moved down and out, completely blocking the Toulnustouc River within a few minutes.The particularly high strength of the Toulnustouc estuarine sediments, with natural undrained shear strength values of the order of 8000 lb./sq.ft., together with a remoulded consistency of a viscous liquid, offered a somewhat unique opportunity to study the mechanical behaviour of the structure of a sensitive soil. On the basis of the test results, the concept of an "open, cementation-bonded structure" is developed. This concept is used not only to understand the behaviour of the laboratory samples, but also to understand the mechanism of the landslide. It is believed that this conceit of soil structure may be applicable to all sensitive Canadian marine and estuarine clays.



Un glissement de terrain dans un dépôt très raide mais ultra sensible (on fluide) formé de sédiments d'estuaires à grain fin affectait environ cinq millions de verges cubes de sol. L'instabilité générale est imputable au mécanisme de rupture progressive. Il semblerait que la propagation d'une surface de rupture et l'évolution d'un escarpé de surface se soient produites tandis que la masse du glissement de terrain demeurait intacte. La masse toute entière descendit et sortit, obstruant complètement la rivière Toulnustouc en moins de quelques minutes.La résistance particulièrement élevée des sédiments d'estuaires de la Toulnustouc avec des valeurs naturelles de résistance au cisaillement à teneur en eau constante de l'ordre de 8000 lb./pi.ca., et la consistance remaniée d'un liquide visqueux constituaient, dès lors, une occasion presque unique d'examiner le comportement mécanique de la structure d'un sol sensible. Le concept d'une " structure ouverte liaisonnée par cimentation " est développé d'après les es...


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