The behavior of Oil-Contaminated Sands in CBR Test

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Razi University

2 Razi University/Dep. of Engineering/Civil Eng.

3 Civl Eng./University of Ayatollah Borujerdi

Abstract

Several factors affect the bearing of a load of natural and engineered embankments and slopes including the crude oil leakage, leading to a severe decrease in resistance. This is especially important for oil-rich countries, such as Iran, which have several crude oil resources. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the load-bearing (i.e., load versus settlement) and strain-stress behavior of crude oil contaminated sandy soils using the California bearing ratio (CBR) test. In this paper, 10 different types of sand with different characteristics were used. At first, a series of CBR experiments were performed for natural sands (i.e. clean sands) and then contaminated sands with 6% crude oil tested under similar conditions and densities to obtain the reduction in bearing a load of crude oil-contaminated sands quantitatively. Experimental results showed that bearing the load of sand containing 6% of crude oil decreased at least 50% compared to clean sands and the stress-strain diagram of these contaminated soils would decrease significantly. Based on the results of the investigation, it can be stated that particle shape (sharpness or roundness), coarse particle ratio, and finally the type of aggregation influences the resistance of crude oil contaminated sands. It was also found that standard Ottawa sand had an 83% reduction in strength and sand with a coarse particle had a 57% decrease in strength. Sand contaminated with crude oil experienced a severe loss of bearing capacity, so in designing foundations and engineering structures, greater safety factors should be considered, where there is a risk of crude oil leakage.

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Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering
Volume 53, Issue 7
October 2021
Pages 3017-3028

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