Maximum shear modulus and incrementally nonlinear soils

Terence P. Holman; Richard J Finno

Maximum shear modulus and incrementally nonlinear soils

Terence P. Holman, Richard J Finno^*

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

Experimental results of a small strain testing program on block samples of compressible Chicago clays are presented, including bender element tests and drained axisymmetric directional stress probes employing internal measurements of axial and radial deformation and axial loads. Bender element propagation velocities and stiffness are measured during K ₀ reconsolidation and creep, and are related primarily to the mean normal effective stress p′. The results of the stress probes indicate that the secant shear stiffness is directionally dependent at all strain levels between 0.001% and 0.1% under axisymmetric conditions. Because bender elements induce dispersive axisymmetric flexural waves into a soil column, the frequency of the input must be carefully selected so that the measured propagation velocity is representative of a shear wave velocity.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment
Pages	383-386
Number of pages	4
Volume	2
State	Published - Dec 1 2005
Event	16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment, ICSMGE 2005 - Osaka, Japan Duration: Sep 12 2005 → Sep 16 2005

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Other	16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment, ICSMGE 2005
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	9/12/05 → 9/16/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Soil Science
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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Holman, TP & Finno, RJ 2005, Maximum shear modulus and incrementally nonlinear soils. in Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment. vol. 2, pp. 383-386, 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment, ICSMGE 2005, Osaka, Japan, 9/12/05.

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