KWRRI Research Reports
Abstract
Both quasi-static and resonant cyclic shear tests were performed on hollow cylindrical specimens of saturated sands at various densities and confining stresses. Shear moduli measured at nondestructive amplitudes were shown to be independent of frequency for the range of 0.1Hz to 50Hz. Application of cyclic shear at larger amplitudes caused effective stresses to decrease and failure. The number of cycles to failure was related to ratio of cyclic shear stress to maximum drained shear stress. Effective confining stress reduces approximately linearly with number of cycles. Shear modulus and shear damping.can be described by the Hardin-Drnevich equations if change in effective stress is properly adjusted. Procedures were developed to use research results in analyzing soil in dam or other profiles to predict factor of safety against liquefaction failure and to estimate shear modulus and damping of soils for subliquefaction conditions when these soils are subjected to earthquakes.
Publication Date
10-1975
Report Number
87
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/kwrri.rr.87
Funding Information
The work on which this report is based was supported in part by funds provided by the Office of Water Research and Technology, United States Department of the Interior, as authorized under the Water Resources Research Act of 1964.
Repository Citation
Drnevich, Vincent P. and Jent, John P., "Response of Saturated Sands to Cyclic Shear at Earthquake Amplitudes" (1975). KWRRI Research Reports. 112.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kwrri_reports/112
