Past research has focused on the factors that influence liquefaction under normal shaking conditions.However,studies on parameters that influence the reliquefaction potential of saturated deposits during repeated shak...Past research has focused on the factors that influence liquefaction under normal shaking conditions.However,studies on parameters that influence the reliquefaction potential of saturated deposits during repeated shaking events are limited.In this study,an attempt has been made to examine the influence of acceleration amplitude and shaking duration on liquefaction and reliquefaction potential under repeated shaking conditions is conducted.1-g uni-axial shaking table experiments were performed on saturated ground prepared with 40%and 60%relative density.The prepared ground was subjected to alternate longer and shorter shaking durations(40 and 20 s)of repeated incremental 0.1 g,0.2 g,0.3 g and 0.4 g acceleration loading,respectively.The variation in density,excess pore water pressure(EPWP),cyclic resistance ratio(CRR)and surface settlement were estimated.The results showed that due to repeated incremental shaking events,reliquefaction was observed on the prepared ground.During longer shaking duration,the post-liquefied soil showed density improvement with improved soil resistance.However,the application of shorter duration loading followed by longer shaking reduced the beneficial effect of density improvement by disturbing the densified ground.Due to this,the ground was found to be more susceptible to reliquefaction in the subsequent incremental longer shaking event.展开更多
The electrical resistivity method was verified as an optional technique to monitor the change of mesostructure of saturated soils.To investigate the change laws of resistivity and analyze the reliquefaction meso-mecha...The electrical resistivity method was verified as an optional technique to monitor the change of mesostructure of saturated soils.To investigate the change laws of resistivity and analyze the reliquefaction meso-mechanism during the consecutive liquefaction process,five successive impact liquefaction tests were performed in a one-dimensional cubical chamber.The resistivity variation and excess pore water pressure(EPWP)were measured.The results indicate that the excess pore water pressure experienced four stages:quick increase stage,slow dissipation stage,rapid dissipation stage,and stability stage.Meanwhile,a swift decrease of resistivity emerged before the start of the rapid dissipation stage of EPWP,and then an increasing trend of resistivity is demonstrated with the densification of soil.It is proved that the vertical pore connectivity of liquefied sand is better than its random deposit state,based on a comparative study of porosity calculated from the settlement and resistivity of sand after each test.展开更多
文摘Past research has focused on the factors that influence liquefaction under normal shaking conditions.However,studies on parameters that influence the reliquefaction potential of saturated deposits during repeated shaking events are limited.In this study,an attempt has been made to examine the influence of acceleration amplitude and shaking duration on liquefaction and reliquefaction potential under repeated shaking conditions is conducted.1-g uni-axial shaking table experiments were performed on saturated ground prepared with 40%and 60%relative density.The prepared ground was subjected to alternate longer and shorter shaking durations(40 and 20 s)of repeated incremental 0.1 g,0.2 g,0.3 g and 0.4 g acceleration loading,respectively.The variation in density,excess pore water pressure(EPWP),cyclic resistance ratio(CRR)and surface settlement were estimated.The results showed that due to repeated incremental shaking events,reliquefaction was observed on the prepared ground.During longer shaking duration,the post-liquefied soil showed density improvement with improved soil resistance.However,the application of shorter duration loading followed by longer shaking reduced the beneficial effect of density improvement by disturbing the densified ground.Due to this,the ground was found to be more susceptible to reliquefaction in the subsequent incremental longer shaking event.
基金Scientific Research Fund of the Institute of Engineering Mechanics,China Earthquake Administration under Grant No.2019D04the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51978317+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant No.BK20200996the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant No.2020M681566。
文摘The electrical resistivity method was verified as an optional technique to monitor the change of mesostructure of saturated soils.To investigate the change laws of resistivity and analyze the reliquefaction meso-mechanism during the consecutive liquefaction process,five successive impact liquefaction tests were performed in a one-dimensional cubical chamber.The resistivity variation and excess pore water pressure(EPWP)were measured.The results indicate that the excess pore water pressure experienced four stages:quick increase stage,slow dissipation stage,rapid dissipation stage,and stability stage.Meanwhile,a swift decrease of resistivity emerged before the start of the rapid dissipation stage of EPWP,and then an increasing trend of resistivity is demonstrated with the densification of soil.It is proved that the vertical pore connectivity of liquefied sand is better than its random deposit state,based on a comparative study of porosity calculated from the settlement and resistivity of sand after each test.
