scholarly journals Unique relation between pore water pressure generated at the first loading cycle and liquefaction resistance

2021 ◽  
pp. 106476
Author(s):  
Xue-Qian Ni ◽  
Zhao Zhang ◽  
Bin Ye ◽  
Sheng Zhang
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Fattah ◽  
Mohammed Al-Neami ◽  
Nora Jajjawi

AbstractThe present research is concerned with predicting liquefaction potential and pore water pressure under the dynamic loading on fully saturated sandy soil using the finite element method by QUAKE/W computer program. As a case study, machine foundations on fully saturated sandy soil in different cases of soil densification (loose, medium and dense sand) are analyzed. Harmonic loading is used in a parametric study to investigate the effect of several parameters including: the amplitude frequency of the dynamic load. The equivalent linear elastic model is adopted to model the soil behaviour and eight node isoparametric elements are used to model the soil. Emphasis was made on zones at which liquefaction takes place, the pore water pressure and vertical displacements develop during liquefaction. The results showed that liquefaction and deformation develop fast with the increase of loading amplitude and frequency. Liquefaction zones increase with the increase of load frequency and amplitude. Tracing the propagation of liquefaction zones, one can notice that, liquefaction occurs first near the loading end and then develops faraway. The soil overburden pressure affects the soil liquefaction resistance at large depths. The liquefaction resistance and time for initial liquefaction increase with increasing depths. When the frequency changes from 5 to 10 rad/sec. (approximately from static to dynamic), the response in displacement and pore water pressure is very pronounced. This can be attributed to inertia effects. Further increase of frequency leads to smaller effect on displacement and pore water pressure. When the frequency is low; 5, 10 and 25 rad/sec., the oscillation of the displacement ends within the period of load application 60 sec., while when ω = 50 rad/sec., oscillation continues after this period.


2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 2323-2326
Author(s):  
Qiang Luo ◽  
Chun Yan Wang ◽  
Xue Wei Li

Used the dynamic triaxial apparatus to test 4 group remodeling silt samples of different fines content. Studies the variation relationship on liquefaction resistance of silt with different fines content.And pore water pressure increase of silt with different fines content is analyzed through Exponential function model,the model parameters can be get. The numerical results show that the model has good applicability.


Liquefaction is a phenomenon mainly occurred in saturated fine grained soils under major earthquakes causes tremendous loss to infrastructure. From the literature it has been observed that liquefaction not only occurs in fine sands but also occurs in sands containing some amount of fines particles, which are of less than 75µ in size. Unfortunately there is no clear conclusions given as how effect the fines content on liquefaction resistance of sandy soils. In order to solve above mentioned problem this study was undertaken through stress-controlled cyclic triaxial tests to know the effect of fines content on liquefaction resistance of sandy soils. In this study the program of experimentation was done on base sand and sand mixed with four different combinations of fines like 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% of fines with base sand by weight.. The main parameters changed in this work were percentage fines and shear stress ratio (CSR ), where the observed parameter was amount of pore water pressure and cycle of loading.. The result showed that, rate of pore water pressure generation during cyclic loading was largely affected by limiting silt content and density index. The trend observed as amount of pore water pressure is increased more than base sand with adding of fines content up to 20%, later the trend observed as reverse. And also noticed that more CSR value increases the pore water pressure generation and decreases the cyclic resistance


Author(s):  
Trần Thanh Nhàn

In order to observe the end of primary consolidation (EOP) of cohesive soils with and without subjecting to cyclic loading, reconstituted specimens of clayey soils at various Atterberg’s limits were used for oedometer test at different loading increments and undrained cyclic shear test followed by drainage with various cyclic shear directions and a wide range of shear strain amplitudes. The pore water pressure and settlement of the soils were measured with time and the time to EOP was then determined by different methods. It is shown from observed results that the time to EOP determined by 3-t method agrees well with the time required for full dissipation of the pore water pressure and being considerably larger than those determined by Log Time method. These observations were then further evaluated in connection with effects of the Atterberg’s limit and the cyclic loading history.


1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (97) ◽  
pp. 503-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian J. Smalley

AbstractRecent investigations have shown that various factors may affect the shear strength of glacial till and that these factors may be involved in the drumlin-forming process. The presence of frozen till in the deforming zone, variation in pore-water pressure in the till, and the occurrence of random patches of dense stony-till texture have been considered. The occurrence of dense stony till may relate to the dilatancy hypothesis and can be considered a likely drumlin-forming factor within the region of critical stress levels. The up-glacier stress level now appears to be the more important, and to provide a sharper division between drumlin-forming and non-drumlin-forming conditions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Kun ZHANG ◽  
Ze ZHANG ◽  
Xiangyang SHI ◽  
Sihai LI ◽  
Donghui XIAO

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1821-1833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuraddeen Muhammad Babangida ◽  
Muhammad Raza Ul Mustafa ◽  
Khamaruzaman Wan Yusuf ◽  
Mohamed Hasnain Isa

Author(s):  
B. M. Minchew ◽  
C. R. Meyer

Glacier surges are quasi-periodic episodes of rapid ice flow that arise from increases in slip rate at the ice–bed interface. The mechanisms that trigger and sustain surges are not well understood. Here, we develop a new model of incipient surge motion for glaciers underlain by sediments to explore how surges may arise from slip instabilities within a thin layer of saturated, deforming subglacial till. Our model represents the evolution of internal friction, porosity and pore water pressure within the till as functions of the rate and history of shear deformation, and couples the till mechanics to a simple ice-flow model. Changes in pore water pressure govern incipient surge motion, with less permeable till facilitating surging because dilation-driven reductions in pore water pressure slow the rate at which till tends towards a new steady state, thereby allowing time for the glacier to thin dynamically. The reduction of overburden (and thus effective) pressure at the bed caused by dynamic thinning of the glacier sustains surge acceleration in our model. The need for changes in both the hydromechanical properties of the till and the thickness of the glacier creates restrictive conditions for surge motion that are consistent with the rarity of surge-type glaciers and their geographical clustering.


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