A New Apparatus for Investigating the Stress-Strain Characteristics of Sands

A New Apparatus for Investigating the Stress-Strain Characteristics of Sands

A new hybrid resonant column/torsional shear apparatus has been developed, which permits the determination of dynamic soil properties on a single solid or hollow cylinder specimen over the entire range of shear strain amplitudes of engineering interest, that is, from 10−4 to 10%. The main characteri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geotechnical testing journal 1986-12, Vol.9 (4), p.204-212
Hauptverfasser: Alarcon, A, Chameau, JL, Leonards, GA
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Exact sciences and technology
Geotechnics
Soil investigations. Testing
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Zusammenfassung:A new hybrid resonant column/torsional shear apparatus has been developed, which permits the determination of dynamic soil properties on a single solid or hollow cylinder specimen over the entire range of shear strain amplitudes of engineering interest, that is, from 10−4 to 10%. The main characteristics of both the resonant column and torsional shear tests are presented with emphasis on those factors that influenced the design of the new apparatus. The new apparatus is described in detail, and representative test results to demonstrate its capabilities are presented.
ISSN:0149-6115
1945-7545
DOI:10.1520/GTJ10631J