Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
29 Mar 2001, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Abstract
In this paper, we present and discuss an automated analysis procedure for interpreting results from torsional cylindrical impulse shear tests. The “impulse shear test” is an in situ geotechnical test that provides detailed information on in situ nonlinear inelastic shearing deformation characteristics needed for dynamic geotechnical earthquake engineering analysis procedures. The test addresses the issue of effects of disturbances to in situ conditions. The automated analysis procedure is intended to be a major improvement over our existing approach for interpreting results from impulse shear tests. We demonstrate the automated analysis procedure by using the procedure to interpret results from impulse shear tests conducted at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Site at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. The site consists of soft to stiff silty clays. The automated analysis procedure was found to produce reasonable results and to be highly efficient, allowing the soil characteristics of interest to be inferred in the field. Additionally, the need for judgment in interpreting results from impulse shear tests is eliminated.
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
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
Henke, Wanda and Henke, Robert, "Automated Analysis Procedure for Interpreting Results from Impulse Shear Tests" (2001). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 12.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/04icrageesd/session01/12
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Automated Analysis Procedure for Interpreting Results from Impulse Shear Tests
San Diego, California
In this paper, we present and discuss an automated analysis procedure for interpreting results from torsional cylindrical impulse shear tests. The “impulse shear test” is an in situ geotechnical test that provides detailed information on in situ nonlinear inelastic shearing deformation characteristics needed for dynamic geotechnical earthquake engineering analysis procedures. The test addresses the issue of effects of disturbances to in situ conditions. The automated analysis procedure is intended to be a major improvement over our existing approach for interpreting results from impulse shear tests. We demonstrate the automated analysis procedure by using the procedure to interpret results from impulse shear tests conducted at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Site at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. The site consists of soft to stiff silty clays. The automated analysis procedure was found to produce reasonable results and to be highly efficient, allowing the soil characteristics of interest to be inferred in the field. Additionally, the need for judgment in interpreting results from impulse shear tests is eliminated.
