Journal
SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Volume 99, Issue -, Pages 157-167Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.05.016
Keywords
High shear strain; Shear modulus; Damping ratio; Strain-controlled test; Cyclic triaxial test; Hysteresis loop
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Dynamic loading conditions, such as earthquakes, may result in the generation of high shear strain (>5%) in the soil. Conventionally, dynamic properties of soils are estimated from the tests conducted up to a shear strain of 1% by considering Symmetrical Hysteresis Loop (SHL). However, it is commonly observed that the hysteresis loops become progressively asymmetric with increasing shear strain, which leads to the over- or underestimation of the conventionally evaluated dynamic properties. Hence, it is necessary to adopt a modified methodology of evaluating the dynamic properties of saturated sands based on the actual Asymmetrical Hysteresis Loop (ASHL). Strain-controlled cyclic triaxial tests have been conducted, for a peak shear strain range of 0.015-4.5% at 1 Hz loading frequency, on test specimens prepared at different relative density (30-90%) and confining stress (50-150 kPa). Although, the shear modulus evaluated considering SHL and ASHL are on close agreement, the damping ratio evaluated considering SHL is approximately 40-70% lesser than that obtained by considering ASHL. Moreover, in contrast to the classical curves as largely applied in geotechnical engineering, a noticeable decrement of the damping ratio is observed beyond 0.75% shear strain.
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