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The consolidation properties of clay samples from a marine environment were examined. Index, triaxial and odeometer tests were performed on the undisturbed/disturbed clay samples from 13 boreholes in the Gemlik Gulf (Bursa-Turkey). Laboratory tests indicated that the clays are soft and have a high moisture content and hence are highly compressible. The majority of the clays are unconsolidated due to the accretion rate being faster than the dissipation of pore water.
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Les propriétés de consolidation d’argiles prélevées en environnement marin ont été étudiées. Les indices de plasticité ont été déterminés, des essais triaxiaux et oedométriques ont été réalisés sur des échantillons intacts ou remaniés, provenant de 13 forages dans le golfe de Gemlik (Bursa, Turquie). Les essais de laboratoire ont montré que les argiles étaient des argiles molles, présentaient de fortes teneurs en eau et étaient très compressibles. La plupart de ces argiles sont non consolidées du fait d’un taux de sédimentation élevé comparativement à la vitesse de dissipation des pressions interstitielles.
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Yilmaz, I., Üstünkaya, M. Unconsolidated clays from the inner shore of the Gemlik Gulf in the Marmara Sea (Bursa-Turkey). Bull Eng Geol Environ 63, 133–139 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-004-0229-6
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