Effect of radial consolidation properties on the liquefaction potential of silts

Keywords : Volume change, silt, radial consolidation coefficient, liquefaction, hydraulic cell (Rowe)The aim of this research, which has been done as an MBA thesis in Geotechnic Programme in Civil Engineering Department, University of Sakarya, is to do a study on identifying consolidation coefficient of silt grounds and the possible relation with liquification by observing the volume change behaviour in silt grounds.With this aim, particles in silt dimension have been cleaned out of silt ground sample from Adapazarı, a certain proportion of clay sample has been added and dissipation experiments are done by concolidating those particles in hydraulic cell.The samples gained have been physically measured, liquid limit values, plastic limit values, heat specific weights have been acquired via casa grande and coni penetration and particle distribution curves have been acquired via hydrometer and pipette analysis.Lateral consolidation coefficients identified via dissipation experiments have been evaluated in terms of liquification potentials which were identified in Adapazarı criteria of the samples.