The main aim of this work is to study the effectiveness of densification as a mitigation technique against liquefaction, by means of cyclic simple shear tests carried out on specimens reconstituted at several relative densities. The adopted cyclic simple shear apparatus works with a sophisticated control system, which allows to carry out tests in k0 condition without using confining rings. Two different Italian sands were tested, both retrieved at Pieve di Cento (Emilia Romagna Region, affected by 2012 earthquake) at different depths. The results of cyclic simple shear tests show that densification increases the resistance to liquefaction. The expression of Booker et al. (1976) has been also used to simulate the trend of excess pore pressure ratio with the ratio between number of cycles and number of cycles at liquefaction of the experimental undrained cyclic tests.
The Effect of Densification on Pieve di Cento Sands in Cyclic Simple Shear Tests / Mele, L.; Lirer, S.; Flora, A.. - 40:(2020), pp. 446-453. (Intervento presentato al convegno 7th Italian National Congress of Geotechnical Researchers (CNRIG 2019), entitled" Geotechnical Research for the Protection and Development of the Territory" tenutosi a Lecco nel July 3-5, 2019)) [10.1007/978-3-030-21359-6_47].
The Effect of Densification on Pieve di Cento Sands in Cyclic Simple Shear Tests
Mele L.;Flora A.
2020
Abstract
The main aim of this work is to study the effectiveness of densification as a mitigation technique against liquefaction, by means of cyclic simple shear tests carried out on specimens reconstituted at several relative densities. The adopted cyclic simple shear apparatus works with a sophisticated control system, which allows to carry out tests in k0 condition without using confining rings. Two different Italian sands were tested, both retrieved at Pieve di Cento (Emilia Romagna Region, affected by 2012 earthquake) at different depths. The results of cyclic simple shear tests show that densification increases the resistance to liquefaction. The expression of Booker et al. (1976) has been also used to simulate the trend of excess pore pressure ratio with the ratio between number of cycles and number of cycles at liquefaction of the experimental undrained cyclic tests.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
