Stress Dependency of Shear-Wave Velocity Measurements in Soils
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 2
Abstract
Based on an extensive in situ shear-wave velocity () database, this study aims to not only examine the stress-dependent characteristics of in situ from a generalized -stress model [], but also provide valuable reference information on site-specific stress-dependency of for global geotechnical sites. For in situ , the site-specific material constants ( and ) at each site had wider ranges when compared to typical values reported from laboratory tests. This is mainly attributed to different test conditions and inherent in situ site characteristics. The in situ-based site-specific material constants in this study are compared with laboratory-based material constants suggested in previous studies. Evidently, each – trend varies on laboratory tests and in situ tests and a unified relationship is appropriate only when is less than 0.5. Thus, separate relationships between material constants are proposed for laboratory-based and in situ-based measurements. The results imply that the new models should be developed to apply in situ data.
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Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE, Award Number: R-302-000-124-112).
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Received: Jan 15, 2016
Accepted: Jun 10, 2016
Published online: Aug 8, 2016
Discussion open until: Jan 8, 2017
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