Summary of test programme
| Specimen | Void ratio | Measured critical hydraulic gradient, icr | Mean effective stress: kPa | B-value | Internal erosion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After consolidation | After erosion | ||||||
| B50 | 0·600 | N/A | N/A | 50 | 0·956 | No | 0·0031 |
| B100N | 0·560 | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0·894 | No | 0·0031 |
| B100 | 0·582 | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0·958 | No | 0·0030 |
| B100E | 0·582 | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0·956 | No | 0·0093 |
| B200 | 0·513 | N/A | N/A | 200 | 0·952 | No | 0·0028 |
| IB50HB | 0·600 | 1·103 | 0·67 | 50 | 0·959 | Yes | 0·0109 |
| IB100HN | 0·560 | 0·832 | 0·44 | 100 | 0·887 | Yes | 0·0052 |
| IB100HB | 0·582 | 0·887 | 0·35 | 100 | 0·955 | Yes | 0·0105 |
| IB100HBE | 0·582 | 0·883 | 0·36 | 100 | 0·957 | Yes | 0·0094 |
| IB200HB | 0·513 | 0·812 | 0·43 | 200 | 0·951 | Yes | 0·0102 |
| Specimen | Void ratio | Measured critical hydraulic gradient, | Mean effective stress: kPa | Internal erosion | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After consolidation | After erosion | ||||||
| B50 | 0·600 | N/A | N/A | 50 | 0·956 | No | 0·0031 |
| B100N | 0·560 | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0·894 | No | 0·0031 |
| B100 | 0·582 | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0·958 | No | 0·0030 |
| B100E | 0·582 | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0·956 | No | 0·0093 |
| B200 | 0·513 | N/A | N/A | 200 | 0·952 | No | 0·0028 |
| IB50HB | 0·600 | 1·103 | 0·67 | 50 | 0·959 | Yes | 0·0109 |
| IB100HN | 0·560 | 0·832 | 0·44 | 100 | 0·887 | Yes | 0·0052 |
| IB100HB | 0·582 | 0·887 | 0·35 | 100 | 0·955 | Yes | 0·0105 |
| IB100HBE | 0·582 | 0·883 | 0·36 | 100 | 0·957 | Yes | 0·0094 |
| IB200HB | 0·513 | 0·812 | 0·43 | 200 | 0·951 | Yes | 0·0102 |
icr denotes the critical hydraulic gradient, and denotes the volumetric threshold shear strain.
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