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Shear Moduli And Damping Of Cohesive Soils Under Earthquake Loads, Wen-Yao Hu, Tian-Long Wang
Shear Moduli And Damping Of Cohesive Soils Under Earthquake Loads, Wen-Yao Hu, Tian-Long Wang
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To investigate the dynamic properties of soils under earthquake loading conditions, a series of cyclic triaxial compression tests vas carried out on undisturbed saturated samples of cohesive soils from Tianjin. It has come to the conclusion that variation of damping ratio, as well as shear modulus, with strain amplitude may be expressed by an empirical formula. Its normalized form can be shown by a family of curves or a band zone with shrunken ends. New empirical equations used for evaluating elastic or initial shear modulus G0 and maximum shear stress τmax have been suggested. For the two parameters, …
The Effects Of Time Dependent Stress-Path On The Plastic And Elastic Deformation Of Sand And Clay Soils Subjected To Dynamic Loading, G. Y. Baladi, T. Goitom, Rodney Lentz
The Effects Of Time Dependent Stress-Path On The Plastic And Elastic Deformation Of Sand And Clay Soils Subjected To Dynamic Loading, G. Y. Baladi, T. Goitom, Rodney Lentz
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Cylindrical cyclic loading tests were used to study the effects of time dependent stress path on the plastic and elastic deformations of sand and clay soil samples. The test materials were obtained from the subgrade of existing highway pavements located throughout the state of Michigan. Approximately, 25 cylindrical soil samples (13.5 cm long, 5.5 cm in diameter) were tested under repeated loading conditions using different hydrostatic confining pressures and several time dependent stress-paths. In all tests, the first invariant of the stress tensor was cycled between two constant values and the first invariant of the stress deviator tensor was increased …
Determination Of Dynamic Shear Modulus Of Soils From Static Strength, Y. S. Chae, W. C. Au, Y. C. Chiang
Determination Of Dynamic Shear Modulus Of Soils From Static Strength, Y. S. Chae, W. C. Au, Y. C. Chiang
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A correlation study between the dynamic shear modulus obtained from the resonant column technique and the static strength obtained from the undrained triaxial compression test is described. The materials studied were a uniform sand, a non-active fine silty clay and a highly-active bentonite clay treated with additives to increase the range for static and dynamic shear strength of the soils. It is noted that a linear relationship exists between the dynamic shear modulus, except for those soil specimens having very low strength, independent of test parameters. Using linear regression analysis, empirical equations for predicting the maximum dynamic shear modulus from …
Analysis Of Variation Of Poisson's Ratio With Depth Of Soil, Pan Fulan
Analysis Of Variation Of Poisson's Ratio With Depth Of Soil, Pan Fulan
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Through field tests on clay, soft soil, sand soil, and cl93 loam etc., we find: l) Propagating velocity of elastic wave of homogeneous soil is not a constant, but a function of depth. 2) Poisson's ratio is not a constant either. It increases with the increase of depth. 3)The ratio of a lateral compressive stress to vertical compressive stress acted upon an element at different depth is not a constant either. With the increase of depth, the lateral compressive stress tends to be equal to the vertical compressive stress step by step. Test results of four types of soil are …
Dynamic Shear Modulus Of Soft Silt, H. Y. Fang, R. C. Chaney, N. S. Pandit
Dynamic Shear Modulus Of Soft Silt, H. Y. Fang, R. C. Chaney, N. S. Pandit
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This paper presents the geotechnical properties of soft silt obtained from the Greater Shanghai Region of the People's Republic of China. Fundamental correlations of shear modulus, damping ratio, shear stress, shear strain with varying consolidation pressures are determined in the laboratory by cyclic simple shear tests. A comparison is made between laboratory test results, in situ cross-hole test results and the building code data proposed by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau. Finally, a comparison of the laboratory data on Shanghai silt with other published data on sands and clays is presented and discussed.
Strain-Rate Dependent Shear Modulus Of San Francisco Bay Mud, William M. Isenhower, Kenneth H. Stokoe
Strain-Rate Dependent Shear Modulus Of San Francisco Bay Mud, William M. Isenhower, Kenneth H. Stokoe
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The effects of shearing strain amplitude and shearing strain rate on the shear modulus of normally consolidated specimens of San Francisco Bay Mud were studied with a specially constructed torsional shear/resonant column device. Torsional shear measurements were performed at excitation frequencies of 0.03, 0.1, 0.3, and 1.0 Hz and were followed by a resonant column measurement at the same strain amplitude. This testing sequence was conducted at constant values of shearing strain amplitude over the range from 0.001 to 0.1 percent. From these measurements the dependency of shear modulus on shearing strain rate and amplitude was studied. Shear modulus was …
Load, Deformation And Strength Behavior Of Soils Under Dynamic Loadings, Marshall L. Silver
Load, Deformation And Strength Behavior Of Soils Under Dynamic Loadings, Marshall L. Silver
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The state of the art is summarized for the evaluation of the stress, strain and strength properties of soils in terms of appropriate test equipment, test procedures and the presentation of test results in both the laboratory and the field. Different testing requirements for measuring soil properties for l) design and analysis problems and 2) for constitutive property modeling are compared and recommendations on minimum test result reporting requirements are given. In addition, methods for overcoming equipment and test procedure limitations are presented. The importance of combining field and laboratory test results is stressed and ways to make more extensive …
Dynamic Deformation Characteristics Of A Soft Clay, B. A. Andréasson
Dynamic Deformation Characteristics Of A Soft Clay, B. A. Andréasson
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The shear modulus of a soft, high-plastic clay under dynamic loading conditions was studied. The initial shear modulus was determined by cross-hole and down-hole tests in-situ and by resonant column tests in the laboratory. The reduction of shear modulus with increasing shear strain amplitude was determined in-situ by dynamic loading screw-plate tests and in the laboratory by high amplitude resonant column tests. Field and laboratory test results are compared.
Constitutive Equations For Sands And Overconsolidated Clays Under Dynamic Loads Based On Elasto-Plasticity, F. Oka, H. Washizu
Constitutive Equations For Sands And Overconsolidated Clays Under Dynamic Loads Based On Elasto-Plasticity, F. Oka, H. Washizu
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This paper is concerned with the constitutive equations of the sands and overconsolidated clays under cyclic loads. The constitutive equations are derived, based on the theory of plasticity and real stress-strain behavior of soils, The non-associated flow rule is applied to the derivation of the equations. The derived equations can explain the mechanical behavior of overconsolidated clays and sands under cyclic stresses and have nine soil parameters, and are applicable to liquefaction analysis.
The Cyclic Loading Behavior Of Grouted Sand, J. L. Rosenfarb, R. E. Hackman
The Cyclic Loading Behavior Of Grouted Sand, J. L. Rosenfarb, R. E. Hackman
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A two-phased static and dynamic laboratory investigation of the behavior of a silicate grout stabilized sand has been undertaken. Through the use of load-controlled cyclic triaxial testing the dynamic strength, stiffness, and deformation characteristics have been assessed as a function of mix design, confinerrent level and loading history. Comparisons between static and dynamic properties are provided.
Cyclic Simple Shear Behavior Of Fine Grained Soils, R. Dyvik, T. F. Zimmie, P. Schimelfenyg
Cyclic Simple Shear Behavior Of Fine Grained Soils, R. Dyvik, T. F. Zimmie, P. Schimelfenyg
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Consolidated, constant volume (CCV), cyclic laboratory shear tests were performed on marine clay soils. The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) direct simple shear device, modified for cyclic loading (square wave) capabilities, was used for these tests. Two clays were investigated; a natural undisturbed Gulf of Mexico clay and a reconstituted Pacific Illite. The cyclic shear tests were performed with two way loading (complete stress reversal). Models are presented to predict the pore pressure behavior during a cyclic test, or to predict the strain or pore pressure behavior of tests with varying cyclic shear stress levels. A unique relationship between shear strain …
Residual Pore Pressure And Deformation Behavior Of Soil Samples Under Variable Cyclic Loading, C. S. Chang
Residual Pore Pressure And Deformation Behavior Of Soil Samples Under Variable Cyclic Loading, C. S. Chang
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This paper describes a method for predicting both residual pore pressure and residual deformation of anisotropically consolidated undrained samples under variable cyclic loading. The approach of this method is phenomenologically relating normalized number of cycles and pore pressure ratio. This relationship is then extended for predicting residual pore pressures under variable cyclic loading. Residual deformation is predicted by considering the effective stress change due to the build-up of residual pore pressure. Comparisons are made between predicted and measured residual pore pressures and deformations of samples under variable cyclic loading.
Cyclic Loading Response Of Cohesive Soils Using A Bounding Surface Plasticity Model, Y. F. Dafalias, L. R. Herrman, A. Anandarajah
Cyclic Loading Response Of Cohesive Soils Using A Bounding Surface Plasticity Model, Y. F. Dafalias, L. R. Herrman, A. Anandarajah
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The concept of the bounding surface in plasticity theory has been used to develop a general three-dimensional constitutive model for cohesive soils within the framework of critical state soil mechanics. The present work focuses on the response of the above model under cyclic loading conditions. It is shown mainly qualitatively and partially quantitatively, that the model predicts in detailed form a material response which does agree with observed experimental behavior under undrained and drained loading conditions at any overconsolidation ratio and for different cyclic deviatoric stress amplitudes.
Interface Element For Propagation In Layered Media, V. R. Gadhinglajkar, R. M. Belkune, C. K. Ramesh
Interface Element For Propagation In Layered Media, V. R. Gadhinglajkar, R. M. Belkune, C. K. Ramesh
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An interface element which accounts for the relative displacement between two layers through its stiffness properties and loss of energy through its damping properties has been developed. lts behaviour under static, free vibration, transient load and wave propagation in layered media has been studied.
Liquefaction Analysis Of Sand Deposits Based On Cyclic Elasto-Piasticity, F. Oka, T. Murase
Liquefaction Analysis Of Sand Deposits Based On Cyclic Elasto-Piasticity, F. Oka, T. Murase
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The one-dimentional liquefaction analysis of sand deposits is performed by using the theory of two-phase mixture and the elasto-plastic constitutive equations of sand that can describe the dynamic dilatancy effect of soil under cyclic loading. The analytical results obtained by finite difference method explain well the dynamic behavior of sand deposits including liquefaction phenomena. Especially, the stress path which is particular to liquefaction is presented by considering a horizontally confined condition.
Site Analysis For Seismic Soil Liquefaction Potential, James B. Forrest, John M. Ferritto, George Wu
Site Analysis For Seismic Soil Liquefaction Potential, James B. Forrest, John M. Ferritto, George Wu
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Field penetration data and cyclic laboratory test data are presented for evaluating the seismically induced soil liquefaction potential at a waterfront site. Dynamic split-spoon penetration recordings and three types of quasistatic friction cone probings were made. The friction cones were the standard mechanical cone, the electric cone, and the piezometric cone. The latter penetrometer has a porous element near the tip which permits measurement of pore water pressures generated during penetration. By interrupting penetration, the rate of pore pressure dissipation can be recorded, so an estimate of soil permeability can also be derived. Undisturbed samples were taken using an Osterberg …
Influence Of Fines On Evaluating Liquefaction Of Sand By Cpt, S. G. Zhou
Influence Of Fines On Evaluating Liquefaction Of Sand By Cpt, S. G. Zhou
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A method of evaluating liquefaction potential of sand by Static Cone Penetration Test (CPT) was firstly developed basing on the field tests over Tangshan earthquake area and then confirmed by the test result in Haicheng earthquake. However, it showed considerable deviations when the method was used over Lutai area. The author holds that this outcome is mainly due to the difference between the soil characteristics of Lutai and Tangshan, i.e.. the former contains much more fine particles than the latter. Thus the method should be modified according to the fine particles content of the soil. A preliminary method of modification …
Potential For Liquefaction Due To Construction Blasting, J. H. Long, E. R. Ries, A. P. Michalopoulos
Potential For Liquefaction Due To Construction Blasting, J. H. Long, E. R. Ries, A. P. Michalopoulos
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A method based on laboratory cyclic triaxial and torsional tests of undisturbed soil samples has been developed to predict the potential for liquefaction due to buried charges, such as those used in construction blasting. The results of a test blasting program conducted at a construction site are presented. The case history yielded data on particle velocities and blast induced porewater pressure changes.
Uniform Cycles In Earthquakes: A Statistical Study, A. Haldar
Uniform Cycles In Earthquakes: A Statistical Study, A. Haldar
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In the evaluation of soil behavior due to earthquake motions, uniform intensity load cycles are frequently used instead of irregular-patterned loadings generated during actual earthquakes. A statistical conversion procedure is discussed in this paper based on results available in the literature. The actual irregular stress-time history produced by an earthquake can be represented by uniform amplitude cyclic stresses, although there may be considerable uncertainty associated with them. The statistical relationship proposed here between the earthquake magnitude and the equivalent uniform stress cycles is somewhat different from the relationship commonly used in practice. It is observed in this study that this …
Acoustic Identification Of Liquefaction Potential, G. V. Roe, P. A. De Alba, B. Celikkol
Acoustic Identification Of Liquefaction Potential, G. V. Roe, P. A. De Alba, B. Celikkol
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The interparticle arrangement, or fabric, of sands is a key determinant of sample rigidity. This rigidity, in large part, determines the velocity and attenuation of acoustic transmissions in a test specimen, as well as its resistance to liquefaction. Utilizing high frequency small-amplitude compressional wave transmissions, different fabric arrangements of standard triaxial samples of the same sand have been reliably identified from their acoustic response. Both the compressional wave velocity and attenuation were used to determine the acoustic signature of a sample. Cyclic triaxial testing of the same laboratory-prepared samples revealed that there is direct relationship between the acoustic response of …
Undrained Behaviour Of Cohesionless Soils Under Cyclic And Transient Loading, M. P. Luong, J. F. Sidaner
Undrained Behaviour Of Cohesionless Soils Under Cyclic And Transient Loading, M. P. Luong, J. F. Sidaner
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An experimental approach using the conventional axisymmetric triaxial apparatus suggested the introduction of a new concept "the characteristic state" for cohesionless soils, associated with an interparticle friction angle which is an intrinsic factor corresponding to the interlocking capacity of the granular material. It offers a rather convenient framework for interpreting different mechanical aspects of soil behaviour under undrained cyclic loading. Sand liquefaction occurs only under alternating cyclic loading reaching the characteristic thresholds on both sides of zero deviatoric stress.
Mechanism Of Soil Liquefaction, W. S. Wang
Mechanism Of Soil Liquefaction, W. S. Wang
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A deeper inspection has been made into the physical meaning and mechanism of the soil liquefaction. Emphasis has been laid on the stress condition and stress evolution in saturated cohesionless soils during liquefaction. Typical examples have been described to demonstrate the process of stress evolution in soil liquefaction. Some other related factors such as limit equilibrium condition, strain and pore water pressure evolution in the saturated cohesionless soil mass under cyclic loading or vibration have also been discussed. It has been concluded that the state of stress in saturated cohesionless soils is bounded by limit equilibrium condition and approaches the …
Effect Of Material Properties On Soil Liquefaction, I. Ishibashi, M. A. Sherif, W. L. Cheng
Effect Of Material Properties On Soil Liquefaction, I. Ishibashi, M. A. Sherif, W. L. Cheng
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Four material constants included in the pore-pressure buildup equation for saturated sands under earthquake loadings are determined as functions of grain size, soil angularity, coefficient of uniformity, and void ratio. This would allow engineers to readily calculate pore-pressure buildup as a function of time, and hence assess the liquefaction potential, for a given soil without conducting cyclic tests.
Dynamic Behaviour Of Sandy Soil And Liquefaction, Tadanobu Sato, Toru Shibata, Ryoji Ito
Dynamic Behaviour Of Sandy Soil And Liquefaction, Tadanobu Sato, Toru Shibata, Ryoji Ito
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A mathematical model is formulated to present constitutive relation of sandy soil under cyclic loading. The fundamental concepts of kinematic and isotropic work-hardening plasticity theory are utilized here to obtain the relationship between rate of strain and rate of stress, in which the yield function, hardening function and plastic potential are proposed from experimental evidence and theoretical considerations. The predicted inelastic behaviour is compared with available experimental results of conventional cyclic triaxial tests, particularly of liquefaction phenomena.
Session 2: Discussion & Replies, Multiple Authors
Session 2: Discussion & Replies, Multiple Authors
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Passive Earth Pressure During Earthquakes, H. Matsuzawa, A. Matsumura
Passive Earth Pressure During Earthquakes, H. Matsuzawa, A. Matsumura
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In order to investigate characteristics of the passive earth pressure during earthquakes against the front face of the part of sheet pile walls driven into the ground, dynamic earth pressure tests were performed by using a large scale oscillating soil bin. A movable wall from which inertial effects were eliminated was used in this study. The wall was moved toward sand filled in the bin during oscillation. The angle Φm deduced by inserting the observed peak wall load and wall friction angle at the maximum inertia force into the logarithmic spiral method was coincided with that of the static condition. …
Numerical Computation Of Earth-Pressures During Earthquakes, D. Aubry, D. Chouvet
Numerical Computation Of Earth-Pressures During Earthquakes, D. Aubry, D. Chouvet
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After reviewing sorre important features of earth pressures against retaining wall during earthquakes the authors propose an implicit-explicit scherre for time integration of the elastoplastic equations in dynamics. Same results obtained with the developed computer code are presented and discussed.
Displacement Analysis Of Rigid Retaining Walls In Rocking, Shamsher Prakash, V. K. Puri, J. U. Khandoker
Displacement Analysis Of Rigid Retaining Walls In Rocking, Shamsher Prakash, V. K. Puri, J. U. Khandoker
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The paper presents a simple approach for computing rotational displacements of rigid retaining walls during an earthquake, an aspect that had not been considered so far (1981). The values of rotational displacements using the proposed method for various combinations of wall geometry, backfill material and ground motion parameters have been worked out. The values of rotational displacements have been compared with the values obtained by using available approaches for displacement analysis (sliding or overall) for rigid retaining walls and it is shown that the contribution of rotation to the overall displacement of the retaining wall may be quite significant in …
Influence Of Soil-Structure Interaction On The Response Of Nuclear Power Stations Under Earthquake Excitation, J. Altes, D. Koschmieder
Influence Of Soil-Structure Interaction On The Response Of Nuclear Power Stations Under Earthquake Excitation, J. Altes, D. Koschmieder
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The influence of different soil properties on the response behaviour of buildings and components was investigated using the finite element method. The first example is concerned with a high temperature reactor. Floor response spectra and rocking of the prestressed reactor pressure vessel are calculated. In another example the influence of soil-structure interaction on the response of embedded buildings is shown.