EFFECT OF PRESTRESS ON THE LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL OF SILTY SANDS

A series of cyclic triaxial tests illustrated the definite increase of the cyclic strength of silty sands with prestress. This effect is found to be similar to that measured by other researchers. Relationships giving the proportional increase of the cyclic strength in the free field with the overconsolidation ratio are proposed. Conclusions are drawn regarding the potential of using preloading to reduce the liquefaction danger in the free field.

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  Computational Mechanics Publications

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• Authors:
  • Stamatopoulos, C
  • Stamatopoulos, A
  • Kotzias, P
• Conference:
  • Seventh International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (SDEE 95)
  • Location: Crete, Greece
  • Date: 1995-5-24 to 1995-5-26
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 181-188

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cyclic strength; Cyclic tests; Liquefaction; Overconsolidation; Prestressing; Silty sands; Triaxial shear tests
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760233
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1853123153
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1999 12:00AM