Influence of cementation on liquefaction of sands

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1989)115:8(1102)· OSTI ID:5422648

Clough, G W; Kuppusamy, T ^[1]; Iwabuchi, J ^[2]; Rad, N S ^[3]

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1. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg, VA (USA). Dept. of Civil Engineering
2. Central Res. Inst. for Constr. Tech., Tokyo (JP)
3. Norwegian Geotech. Inst., Oslo (NO)

Cementation can exist in a sand naturally or it can be added artificially. In either case, it is known to increase the resistance of a sand to liquefication, and can be a critical factor in engineering decisions about site response. This investigation involves testing of weakly cemented sands which have a range of cementation levels and unit weights. Both triaxial and cubical cyclic shear devices are used in the testing. The cubical shear apparatus is used to allow assessment of possible stress concentration effects in the triaxial device, and to investigate loading under multiaxial stress conditions. The experimental results are used to separate the effects of unit weight and cementation, and to define the conditions where cementation begins to override the influence of unit weight.

• OSTI ID: 5422648
• Journal Information: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering; (USA) Vol. 115:8; ISSN JGEND; ISSN 0733-9410
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CEMENTS
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