The Deformation Characteristics of Soft Clay under Cyclic Loading

Abstract:

Through the undrained dynamic triaxial experiment, the deformation characteristics of saturated soft clay under cyclic loading are investigated. The cyclic loading was simplified as sine wave. It is found that under different dynamic stress, the deformation patterns of specimen in this experiment can be divided into three kinds, such as dense compressed, tensile break-up and shear failure type. In the process of vibration, the deformation forms of samples can also be divided into three types by dynamic stress amplitude, such as stable, destructive and critical type. The dynamic stress amplitude corresponding to the critical type is called critical dynamic stress. With the dynamic elastic strain increasing gradually, the dynamic elastic modulus decreases and rigidity softening occurs. Furthermore, dynamic elastic modulus and dynamic elastic strain curve decrease while the cyclic number is increasing. Finally, to establish the equation of the relationship between dynamic elastic modulus and dynamic elastic strain, the factor of cycle number should be considered.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 446-449)
• Pages: 1709-1712
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.446-449.1709
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Yong Zhang, Li Wan, Xiong Wei Li
• Keywords: Critical Dynamic Stress, Cyclic Loading, Deformation Characteristic, Dynamic Propertry, Soft Clay

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