Experimental investigation of the effect of grading characteristics on the liquefaction resistance of various graded sands

Engineering Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 91-100

  Yilmaz, Y ^a   Mollamahmutoglu, M ^b   Ozaydin, V ^c   Kayabali, K ^d  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c State Hydraulic Works   (Turkey)

^d ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coefficient of curvature; Coefficient of uniformity; Cyclic triaxial test; Grading characteristics; Liquefaction resistance

Indexed keywords

TESTING;

COEFFICIENT OF CURVATURE; COEFFICIENT OF UNIFORMITY; CONSOLIDATION PRESSURES; CYCLIC RESISTANCE; CYCLIC STRESS RATIO; CYCLIC TRIAXIAL TEST; CYCLIC TRIAXIAL TESTING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GRADING CHARACTERISTICS; LABORATORY TESTING; LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE; LIQUEFACTION SUSCEPTIBILITY; LOADING PATTERN; RECONSTITUTED SPECIMENS; RELATIVE DENSITIES; SATURATED SANDS; SINUSOIDAL WAVES;

LIQUEFACTION;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; CYCLIC LOADING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIQUEFACTION; SAND; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 49049088091     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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