In this paper, results of the last electro-osmosis tests performed in the LCPC centrifuge are presented. The main goal is to examine the possibility of accelerating the consolidation of several saturated clays (kaolinite Speswhite, illite and bentonite) by electroosmosis under macrogravity. The samples were laid out in 2 or 3 pairs of cylindrical polypropylene containers. A pair of containers includes one electro-osmosed and one neutral. Each sample was instrumented by a pore pressure transducer and an insulated settlement dial transducer. Pore pressures, settlements, vertical profiles of water content and CPT tests show that electroosmosis is very efficient to accelerate the consolidation of saturated clays. Inactive clays (low Cation Exchange Capacity) seem more electroosmosable than active ones.
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