Author:
Teachavorasinskun Supot,Thongchim Pipat,Lukkunaprasit Panitan
Abstract
The shear modulus and damping ratio of undisturbed Bangkok clay samples were measured using a cyclic triaxial apparatus. Although abundant literature on this topic exists, selection of the most suitable empirical correlation for a seismic analysis cannot be done unless site specific data are obtained. The apparatus used in this research can measure the stressstrain relationships from strain levels of about 0.01%. The equivalent shear modulus measured at these strains was about 80% of the value obtained from the shear wave velocity measurements. The degradation curves of the equivalent shear modulus fell into the ranges reported in the literature, for clay having similar plasticity. The damping ratios varied from about 45% at small strains (0.01%) to about 2530% at large strains (10%). The effects of load frequency and cyclic stress history on the shear modulus and damping ratio were also investigated. An increase in load frequency from 0.1 to 1.0 Hz had no influence on the shear modulus characteristic, but it did result in a slight decrease in the damping ratio. The effects of the small amplitude cyclic stress history on the subsequently measured shear modulus and damping ratio were almost negligible when the changes in void ratio were taken into account.Key words: soft clay, shear modulus, damping ratio, cyclic triaxial test, cyclic stress history.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Civil and Structural Engineering,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Cited by
48 articles.
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