NorSand Parameters for nine calibration chamber sands (modified from Ghafghazi and Shuttle, 2008)
| Sand | CSL | Plasticity | Elasticitya | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Γ | λe | Mtc | N | Η | χtc | Ir | υ | |
| Da Nang | 0.915 | 0.0317 | 1.25 | 0.35 | 4.3 | (From fitting to triaxial data) | 0.2 | |
| Erksak | 0.834 | 0.019 | 1.25 | 0.32 | 3.8 | After Jefferies and Been (2015) = 0.355 is the void ratio at which volumetric compressibility becomes zero | 0.2 | |
| Hilton Mines Tailings | 1.315 | 0.0738 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 50 | 3.5 | Equal to Toyoura 160 | 0.2 |
| Hokksund | 0.934 | 0.0235 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 4.0 | After Lo Presti et al. (1992) | 0.2 | |
| Ottawa | 0.754 | 0.0122 | 1.24 | 0.45 | 4.0 | After Robertson et al. (1995) | 0.2 | |
| Syncrude oil tailings | 0.89 | 0.0283 | 1.27 | 0.28 | 5.8 | After Cunning et al. (1995) | 0.2 | |
| Ticino 4 | 0.986 | 0.0243 | 1.27 | 0.40 | 3.0 | After Shuttle and Jefferies (1998) | 0.2 | |
| Ticino 9 | 0.970 | 0.0217 | 1.33 | 0.40 | 60 | 3.8 | Equal to Ticino 4 | 0.2 |
| Toyoura 160 | 0.983 | 0.019 | 1.28 | 0.41 | 100 | 4.4 | After Chaudhary et al. (2004) | 0.2 |
| λ | Η | υ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Da Nang | 0.915 | 0.0317 | 1.25 | 0.35 | 4.3 | 0.2 | ||
| Erksak | 0.834 | 0.019 | 1.25 | 0.32 | 3.8 | 0.2 | ||
| Hilton Mines Tailings | 1.315 | 0.0738 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 50 | 3.5 | Equal to Toyoura 160 | 0.2 |
| Hokksund | 0.934 | 0.0235 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Ottawa | 0.754 | 0.0122 | 1.24 | 0.45 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Syncrude oil tailings | 0.89 | 0.0283 | 1.27 | 0.28 | 5.8 | 0.2 | ||
| Ticino 4 | 0.986 | 0.0243 | 1.27 | 0.40 | 3.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Ticino 9 | 0.970 | 0.0217 | 1.33 | 0.40 | 60 | 3.8 | Equal to Ticino 4 | 0.2 |
| Toyoura 160 | 0.983 | 0.019 | 1.28 | 0.41 | 100 | 4.4 | 0.2 | |
pref is equal to 100 kPa or equivalent
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