Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
29 Mar 2001, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Abstract
Liquefaction of saturated soils during earthquake often had been a major cause of damage to structures. Since beginning the liquefaction studies were concentrated on sandy soils, as the sandy soils are known to be more susceptible to liquefaction. However, observations from some sites in China and Loma-Prieta earthquakes show that soils with high plastic fines are also susceptible to liquefaction. Isotropically consolidated undrained cyclic triaxial tests were conducted on undisturbed samples of silty clay soil and results of these tests are used to verify the methods based on SPT data. Slow cyclic tests were performed to investigate the development of pore pressure and cyclic strength, as reliable pore pressure measurement is only possible in slow cyclic triaxial test for clayey soils. The site was than characterized for liquefaction by a computer program developed. The N-value was obtained for the same site by conducting Standard Penetration Test. Test results were verified using methods reported by Tokimatsu & Yoshimi (1983) and Ishihara (1993). The simplicity of the methods and application of the methods to the fine-grained soils are the main criteria for selection of the field methods. The computer program also provides characterization of site using these methods.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2001 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Anubhav, . and Rao, N.S.V. Kameswara, "Liquefaction Studies on Silty Clays Using Cyclic Triaxial Tests" (2001). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 36.
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Liquefaction Studies on Silty Clays Using Cyclic Triaxial Tests
San Diego, California
Liquefaction of saturated soils during earthquake often had been a major cause of damage to structures. Since beginning the liquefaction studies were concentrated on sandy soils, as the sandy soils are known to be more susceptible to liquefaction. However, observations from some sites in China and Loma-Prieta earthquakes show that soils with high plastic fines are also susceptible to liquefaction. Isotropically consolidated undrained cyclic triaxial tests were conducted on undisturbed samples of silty clay soil and results of these tests are used to verify the methods based on SPT data. Slow cyclic tests were performed to investigate the development of pore pressure and cyclic strength, as reliable pore pressure measurement is only possible in slow cyclic triaxial test for clayey soils. The site was than characterized for liquefaction by a computer program developed. The N-value was obtained for the same site by conducting Standard Penetration Test. Test results were verified using methods reported by Tokimatsu & Yoshimi (1983) and Ishihara (1993). The simplicity of the methods and application of the methods to the fine-grained soils are the main criteria for selection of the field methods. The computer program also provides characterization of site using these methods.
