Correlation between cyclic resistance ratios of intact and reconstituted offshore saturated sands and silts with the same shear wave velocity

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1574-1580

  Wang, Jian Hua ^a   Moran, Kathryn ^b   Baxter, Christopher D P ^c  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic strength; Dynamic tests; Sand; Shear waves; Silts; Wave velocity

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; SAND; SHEAR WAVES; SILT; VELOCITY;

CYCLIC LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE; DYNAMIC TEST; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

CYCLIC LOADING; LIQUEFACTION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; S-WAVE; SAND; SATURATED MEDIUM; SILT; WAVE VELOCITY;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE; TESTING;

EID: 33751099814     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:12(1574)     Document Type: Article

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