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1 Soil Behaviour in Earthquake Geotechnics KENJI ISHIHARA Department of Civil Engineering Science University of Tokyo This publication was supported by a generous donation from the Daido Life Foundation CLARENDON PRESS OXFORD 1996
2 CONTENTS 1 CHARACTERISTICS OF DYNAMIC PROBLEMS Range of strain Differences between static and dynamic loading conditions Dependency of deformation characteristics upon shear strains 3 2 CHARACTERISTIC CHANGES IN CYCLIC STRESS IN TYPICAL DYNAMIC LOADING ENVIRONMENTS Cyclic stresses during earthquakes Traffic loading Wave-induced loading 13 References 15 3 THE REPRESENTATION OF STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONS IN CYCLIC LOADING The linear viscoelastic model The nonlinear cycle-independent model 28 References 39 4 APPARATUS AND PROCEDURES FOR LABORATORY TESTS Triaxial test apparatus Simple shear test apparatus Torsional shear test apparatus Resonant column test Wave propagation method in laboratory specimens Cyclic loading tests with precise measurements of strains 56 References 58 5 IN SITU SURVEY BY WAVE PROPAGATION Reflection survey Refraction survey Uphole and downhole methods The crosshole method Suspension sonde Spectral analysis of surface waves (SASW) 73 References 85 6 LOW-AMPLITUDE SHEAR MODULI Low-amplitude shear moduli from laboratory tests 85
3 viii CONTENTS 6.2 Time dependency of low-amplitude shear modulus Low-amplitude shear moduli from in situ tests Estimation of shear modulus from the in situ penetration test Poisson's ratio for saturated soils 120 References STRAIN DEPENDENCY OF MODULUS AND DAMPING Strain-dependent modulus and damping from laboratory tests Evaluation of strain-dependent soil properties for in situ deposits Factors affecting modulus reduction and damping characteristics 150 References EFFECT OF LOADING SPEED AND STIFFNESS DEGRADATION OF COHESIVE SOILS Classification of loading schemes Deformation characteristics of soils under transient loading Deformation characteristics of soils under cyclic loading Evaluation of cyclic stiffness degradation Threshold strains for cyclic degradation Threshold strains and reference strain 177 References STRENGTHS OF COHESIVE SOILS UNDER TRANSIENT AND CYCLIC LOADING CONDITIONS Load patterns in dynamic loading tests Definition of dynamic strength of soil Transient loading conditions Combined static and cyclic loading Irregular loading conditions 192 References RESISTANCE OF SAND TO CYCLIC LOADING Simulation of field stress conditions in laboratory tests The mechanism of liquefaction Definition of liquefaction or cyclic softening Cyclic resistance of reconstituted clean sand Cyclic resistance of in situ deposits of sands Cyclic resistance of silty sands Cyclic resistance of gravelly soils Effects of ^o conditions on liquefaction resistance of sand Cyclic resistance of sand under irregular seismic loading Effects of confining stress and initial shear stress on liquefaction resistance 241 References SAND BEHAVIOUR UNDER MONOTONIC LOADING Flow and non-flow in undrained sand samples 247
4 CONTENTS ix 11.2 Compression characteristics of sand and the method of sample preparation Steady state of sand Quasi-steady state Quasi-steady state of silty sands Residual strength offines-containingsand Estimate of residual strength Effects of the fabric on residual strength Effects of the deformation mode on residual strength 278 References EVALUATION OF LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE BY IN SITU SOUNDINGS Correlation based on field performances Correlation based on laboratory tests The effects of fines on cyclic strength Correlation for gravelly soils 293 References ANALYSIS OF LIQUEFACTION 301 References SETTLEMENT IN SAND DEPOSITS FOLLOWING LIQUEFACTION Basic concepts and procedures Evaluation of settlement 312 References " FLOW AND NON-FLOW CONDITIONS AND RESIDUAL STRENGTH Flow conditions in SPT and CPT Correlation of residual strength and penetration resistance 325 References ONSET CONDITION FOR LIQUEFACTION AND CONSEQUENT FLOW Interpretation of laboratory tests to assess in situ strength Onset conditions for liquefaction and consequent flow 333 References 344 APPENDIX: METHODS OF SAMPLE PREPARATION 338 A.I Moist placement method (wet tamping) 338 A.2 Dry deposition method 339
5 x CONTENTS A.3 Water sedimentation method 340 References 340 INDEX 341
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