DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF SOILS FROM IN-SITU TESTS

Various field test (namely vibration tests on blocks or plates, steady-state vibration or Rayleigh wave tests, wave propagation tests, and cyclic load tests) were conducted at a number of sites in India to determine the dynamic shear modulus, G. Data obtained at different sites vary widely. The rational approach for selecting the value of G from field tests for use in the analysis and design of soil-structure interaction problems under dynamic loads must account for the factors affecting G. The suggested approach, which provides a possible answer, is suitable in cohesionless soils below the water table where it is rather difficult, if not impossible, to obtain undisturbed samples.

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• Authors:
  • Prakash, S
  • PURI, V K
• Publication Date: 1981-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 943-963
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 107
  • Issue Number: GT7
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Dynamics; Field tests; Granular soils; Properties of materials; Rayleigh waves; Repeated loads; Shear modulus; Soil structure interaction; Soils; Steady state; Undisturbed samples; Vibration tests; Water table; Wave motion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil properties
• Old TRIS Terms: Dynamic conditions; Vibrational testing
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335730
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 16366
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM