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Clays have been defined as those particles “which develop plasticity when mixed with a limited amount of water” (Grim, 1953). ) Nonclay soils can contain particles of quartz, feldspar, or mica that are small enough to be within the clay classification. Hence, it is appropriate for soil particles smaller than 2 microns (2 mm), or 5 microns (5 mm) as defined under different systems, to be called clay-sized particles rather than clay. Clay particles are mostly in the colloidal size range (Ͻ1 mm), and 2 mm appears to be the upper limit.
5 Ralph B. Peck (Photo courtesy of Ralph B. Peck) Copyright 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. References 13 Subway Project. In 1943, he joined the University of Illinois at Champaign–Urban and was a professor of foundation engineering from 1948 until he retired in 1974. After retirement, he was active in consulting, which included major geotechnical projects in 44 states in the United States and 28 other countries on five continents.
The conference was possible due to the conviction and efforts of Professor Arthur Casagrande of Harvard University. About 200 individuals representing 21 countries attended this conference. It was through the inspiration and guidance of Terzaghi over the preceding quarter-century that papers were brought to that conference covering a wide range of topics, such as • • • • • • • • • • • • Effective stress Shear strength Testing with Dutch cone penetrometer Consolidation Centrifuge testing Elastic theory and stress distribution Preloading for settlement control Swelling clays Frost action Earthquake and soil liquefaction Machine vibration Arching theory of earth pressure For the next quarter-century, Terzaghi was the guiding spirit in the development of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering throughout the world.