Assessment and Modification of Sherard Chemical Method for Evaluation of Dispersion Potential of Soils

被引：33

作者：

Abbasi N. ^{[1
]}

Nazifi M.H. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Iranian Agricultural Engineering Research Institute, Karaj

[2] Shooshtar Azad University, Shooshtar

来源：

Abbasi, N. (nader_iaeri@yahoo.com) | 1600年 / Kluwer Academic Publishers卷 / 31期

关键词：

Anion and cation; Pinhole; Sherard chemical method; Soil dispersion;

D O I：

10.1007/s10706-012-9573-7

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摘要：

Soil dispersion is a phenomenon in which soil particles become afloat when they are exposed to water, and are carried away by the force of seepage. In spite of that soil dispersion is due to its chemical composition, the results obtained from the chemical methods, especially from the most widely used, Sherard method does not match with the results of well-known Pinhole test. This study tries to evaluate and modify the Sherard diagram for determination of dispersion potential of clayey soils. For this purpose, several natural soil samples were collected from different regions of Iran and some artificial soil samples were made by adding different percentages of four chemical agents, including sodium chloride, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfate, and sodium polyphosphate to a natural soil. The physical, chemical and index properties of all samples were determined and for determination of dispersion potential, the commonly used chemical test (Sherard method) and Pinhole test were employed. The results obtained from the tests showed that the Sherard chemical method which is solely based on the amount and type of the existing cations, is not able to determine soil dispersion correctly since the role of some anions, especially chloride is neglected. It was also found that among the existing anions in the soil, the chloride on the contrary to sodium acts as a flocculating factor. The results showed that by converting the vertical axis of the Sherard chart from sodium% to (sodium chloride)%, its conformity to the results of Pinhole tests increases considerably. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

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页码：337 / 346

页数：9

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