Determination of Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Macro Sample of Water Saturated Peat

Abstract

The article reports results of laboratory tests of weak water-saturated soils (remoted from day surface) in stress-strain state under influence of compression with double-sided filtration of pore’s water. The authors suggested the upgraded assembly scheme of the soil pressure sensors (load cells). The laboratory research of the water-saturated macro peat sample was made in compression conditions with “ground lock” and modeling of the experiment with Plaxis 2D software system. The unit deformation-pressure graph and excessive pore pressure against time in different steps of load graph were built and based on this findings. Authors made the new experimental device for research of the water saturated peat mechanics properties with excessive pore pressure