An Expanded Data Set of Overburden (Kσ) and Initial Static Shear Stress (Kα) Correction Factors from Published Cyclic Laboratory Tests for Liquefaction Triggering Analyses
Publication: Geo-Congress 2023
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Results from laboratory tests have shown that effective confining pressure and non-zero initial static shear stress can affect a soil’s cyclic resistance ratio (CRR). To account for these effects, the factors Kσ and Kα are used to modify the CRR, respectively. However, there is no consensus on the use of existing Kσ and Kα models. To facilitate the validation of existing models and the development of new models, we compiled results from 63 published studies and organized them in a digital data set. The compiled data set contains 3,493 CSR vs. N (cyclic stress ratio vs. number of cycles) points, 960 CRR values, 231 Kσ and 326 Kα values that span a wide range of soil type, relative density, initial stress, fines’ content, and specimen preparation method. This data set greatly extends the amount of data available for evaluation and development of Kσ and Kα models and is provided for use in next generation liquefaction (NGL) models.
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Geo-Congress 2023
Pages: 197 - 206
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Published online: Mar 23, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Data analysis
- Engineering fundamentals
- Fluid mechanics
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical data
- Geotechnical engineering
- Geotechnical investigation
- Hydrologic engineering
- Laboratory tests
- Methodology (by type)
- Research methods (by type)
- Shear resistance
- Shear stress
- Shear tests
- Soil dynamics
- Soil liquefaction
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Stress (by type)
- Stress analysis
- Structural analysis
- Structural engineering
- Tests (by type)
- Viscosity
- Water and water resources
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