Study of Variation of Soil Stress State Based on the Curve of Normalized Strain- Pore Water Pressure

Abstract:

The cyclic behavior of normally consolidated silty clays was investigated by conducting a series of cyclic simple shear tests on one-dimensionally and isotropically consolidated reconstituted samples. The critical cyclic stress ratio was obtained by the normalized axial strain. Based on hysteretic curve of pore water pressure versus strain, dynamic characteristics of silty clay were investigated. The results showed that with increasing of cyclic loading, soil stress state can be divided into steady state, critical state and failure state based on the critical cyclic stress ratio. The hysteresis curve of pore water pressure versus strain was divided into two parts by cross point A. Compared with two parts, the variation law was obtained. When the upper part area was bigger than the lower part area, pore water pressure and axial strain continuously increase with cycle number; when the upper part area was smaller than the lower part area, pore water pressure and axial strain tended to be steady with cycle number.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 275-277)
• Pages: 295-298
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.275-277.295
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Gang Yang, Qing Yang, Wen Hua Liu
• Keywords: Critical Cyclic Stress, Cyclic Triaxial Tests, Hysteretic Curve, Silty Clay, Soil Stress State

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