The deformation behaviour of an anisotropically consolidated kaolin clay under lateral cyclic loading

Author(s):  
Zhiyong Liu ◽  
Jianfeng Xue
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 2492-2502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Weis ◽  
Fabian Krull ◽  
Julia Mathy ◽  
Maria Evers ◽  
Markus Thommes ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 2318-2321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Hua Kan ◽  
Wen Yi Yan ◽  
Guo Zheng Kang ◽  
Su Juan Guo

The cyclic deformation including the ratcheting of TA16 titanium alloy was investigated experimentally at room temperature. Experimental results under symmetrical strain-controlled cyclic loading with various strain amplitudes show that the responded stress amplitude keeps almost unchanged with the increasing number of cycles. It is concluded that TA16 titanium alloy can be regarded as a cyclic stable material. Remarkable ratcheting was also observed under asymmetrical stress-controlled cyclic loading, i.e., ratcheting strain increases with the increasing number of cycles. The ratcheting strain strongly depends on the stress level and increases with the increase of applied mean stress, stress amplitude and stress ratio. These findings are useful to reasonably model the cyclic deformation of TA16 titanium alloy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitra Zografou ◽  
Susan Gourvenec ◽  
Conleth O’Loughlin

Skirted foundations are a potential foundation solution for a range of offshore structures, including hydrocarbon and renewable energy platforms and subsea structures. Offshore foundations can be subject to cyclic loading from environmental, installation, and operational events affecting the geotechnical response. A series of centrifuge tests have been performed on a shallow skirted foundation on normally consolidated kaolin clay under a range of vertical cyclic load sequences to investigate the effect of tensile or compressive average stress, the magnitude of the applied stress, and the effect of cyclic loading of low magnitude followed by consolidation on the foundation response. Results are presented as vertical foundation displacements normalized by the foundation geometry and interpreted within the traditional shear-strain contour approach. The findings indicate that the average, rather than maximum, vertical stress defines the foundation vertical displacement response and failure mode, a threshold stress exists below which a steady state is maintained even at a high number of cycles, and geotechnical resistance increases as a result of low-level cyclic loading followed by consolidation.


Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Jixiong Zhang ◽  
Peng Huang ◽  
Qiang Sun ◽  
Hao Yan

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (sup1) ◽  
pp. s539-s542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z H Xiao ◽  
H J Liao ◽  
Y Wen ◽  
B Han

Author(s):  
S. Narasimha Rao ◽  
G. Gerald Moses

This paper presents the results of two series of cyclic triaxial shear tests carried out under both uniform and Varied cyclic shear loading and these bring out the influence of load cycles on strain and undrained strength of a cemented marine clay from East coast of India. The undrained shear strength and deformation behaviour of Indian coastal marine clay have been established through a detailed shear testing carried out. In order to estimate the effect brought in by varied cyclic loading, it becomes necessary to conduct reference standard tests under uniform cyclic loading at various cyclic stress ratios (CSR) on identical soil specimens and these stress levels are chosen in such a way that there is no failure taking place during testing. In field situations, storm wave loading is considered to be irregular cyclic loading in which there is a continuous variation in the load level from one cycle to the other. The results obtained from tests under uniform cyclic loading are compared with the results obtained from tests under varied cyclic loading.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 779-793
Author(s):  
SY Xiao ◽  
JB Li ◽  
YL Mo

The dynamic behaviour of reinforced concrete columns is inevitably affected by loading rate. This article reports the effect of loading rate on the dynamic behaviour of reinforced concrete columns under cyclic loading. Dynamic tests on reinforced concrete columns at five different loading rates were carried out using the MTS electro-hydraulic servo system. The cyclic loading was controlled by displacement with a loading rate ranging from 0.1 to 10 mm/s. Based on the test results, the effects of the loading rate on the hysteresis curves and the envelope curves of reinforced concrete columns were investigated. The research focused on the effect of loading rate on strength and deformation behaviour, including yielding and ultimate strengths as well as displacement. Finally, the effects of loading rate on the dissipated energy capabilities, the pinching effects and the stiffness degradation of reinforced concrete columns were also critically examined.


1987 ◽  
Vol 53 (492) ◽  
pp. 1508-1515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuo OCHI ◽  
Shigemi SASAKI ◽  
Akira ISHII ◽  
Shinobu SAITOH

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