Probabilistic assessment of cyclic soil straining in fine-grained soils


BİLGE H. T., ÇETİN K. Ö.

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics IV Congress 2008 - Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, Sacramento, CA, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 18 - 22 Mayıs 2008 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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  • Doi Numarası: 10.1061/40975(318)96
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Sacramento, CA
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper presents a probabilistically-based semi-empirical model for the assessment of cyclically-induced shear and post-cyclic volumetric (reconsolidation) straining of saturated fine-grained soils. Consolidated-undrained, strain-controlled static, and stress-controlled cyclic triaxial tests have been performed on undisturbed silty and clayey samples for the purpose of compiling a database composed of induced maximum cyclic shear and post-cyclic volumetric strains along with Atterberg limits, natural moisture content, undrained static shear strength. The maximum likelihood methodology is used to develop limit-state models incorporating the selected descriptive variables for the estimation of cyclically-induced soil straining. Results are summarized in the form of a semi-empirical stochastic model which enables the estimation of cyclically-induced maximum shear and post-cyclic volumetric straining as a function of liquid limit, plasticity index, natural moisture content, undrained shear strength, cyclic shear stresses. © 2008 ASCE.