Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
12 Mar 1991, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Abstract
The development of the UMR Resonant Column/Torsional simple Shear device has provided the means to evaluate high and low amplitude shear moduli on a single sand specimen. Results of cyclic torsional simple shear tests showed that progressive strain increases w1th the cyclic strain amplitude and the number of cycles and decreases with density of the sand. Large accumulated prestrains were found to decrease the maximum dynamic shear modulus by 30 to 35%.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1991 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Stephenson, Richard Wesley; Stringer, S. K.; and Sutterer, K., "The Influence of Large Prestrains on Dynamic Properties of Sand" (1991). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 40.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/02icrageesd/session01/40
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The Influence of Large Prestrains on Dynamic Properties of Sand
St. Louis, Missouri
The development of the UMR Resonant Column/Torsional simple Shear device has provided the means to evaluate high and low amplitude shear moduli on a single sand specimen. Results of cyclic torsional simple shear tests showed that progressive strain increases w1th the cyclic strain amplitude and the number of cycles and decreases with density of the sand. Large accumulated prestrains were found to decrease the maximum dynamic shear modulus by 30 to 35%.
