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Contribution à l'étude géotechnique des sols volcaniques tropicaux exemple de la martinique

Contribution to the geotechnical study of volcanic tropical soils, martinique (F.W.I.)

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Les sols résiduels développés sur roche mère volcanique en climat tropical humide peuvent présenter des propriétés géotechniques liées à la présence d'argiles spécifiques: les allophanes et/ou les halloysites.

L'étude expérimentale des sols volcaniques martiniquais est précédée d'une série de résultats déjà acquis sur ces types de sol. Elle montre que la susceptibilité au séchage de ces matériaux doit conduire à des précautions particulières pour l'interprétation des essais de laboratoire. Elle donne également des indications sur les problèmes de stabilité des talus de déblais taillés dans ces matériaux.

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After a bibliographic survey of the geotechnical characteristics of volcanic tropical soils, the soils of Martinique (F.W.I.) are described according to their pedological classification. Then the results of an experimental survey are presented; these results show the specific behavior of materials containing allophane or halloysite.

The survey points out the change in their engineering index according to the way they are dried and prepared. Therefore the interpretation of geotechnical test—ie Proctor test—requires some knowledge of the mineralogy of the clay fraction of the materials tested. Another result of that survey is a better understanding of slope stability in this kind of materials.

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Atlan, Y. Contribution à l'étude géotechnique des sols volcaniques tropicaux exemple de la martinique. Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 41, 17–26 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590203

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