A laboratory study of liquefaction of partially saturated sand/Estudio en laboratorio sobre licuefaccion de arena parcialmente saturada

This experimental study was designed to assess the effects of soil water saturation on the liquefaction of Hostun RF sand. Cyclic undrained triaxial tests were conducted at different soil saturation levels, as given by Skempton's coefficient, and liquefaction potential curves constructed for ea...

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Published inJournal of Iberian geology Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 29
Main Authors Arab, A, Shahrour, I, Lancelot, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Madrid Universidad Complutense de Madrid 01.01.2011
Springer Nature B.V
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Liquefaction
Soil mechanics
Soil moisture
Soil sciences
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Summary:This experimental study was designed to assess the effects of soil water saturation on the liquefaction of Hostun RF sand. Cyclic undrained triaxial tests were conducted at different soil saturation levels, as given by Skempton's coefficient, and liquefaction potential curves constructed for each value of this coefficient. Our findings indicate that a lower soil saturation level results in the increased resistance of the sand to liquefaction, in agreement with the tendency observed in other sands. In addition, the variation in sand resistance to liquefaction produced with Skempton's coefficient was found to be consistent with the semi- empirical relation proposed by Yang et al. (2004).
ISSN:1698-6180
1886-7995
DOI:10.5209/rev_JIGE.2011.v37.nl.2