Location

St. Louis, Missouri

Presentation Date

28 Apr 1981, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Abstract

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 a sample prepared by a particular method and its resistance to liquefaction. The effect of stress history, induced by pre-shaking, on the resistance to liquefaction of a test sample was also detected by changes in the acoustic signature.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Meeting Name

1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Document Version

Final Version

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© 1981 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

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Language

English

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Acoustic Identification of Liquefaction Potential

St. Louis, Missouri

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 a sample prepared by a particular method and its resistance to liquefaction. The effect of stress history, induced by pre-shaking, on the resistance to liquefaction of a test sample was also detected by changes in the acoustic signature.