Research Article
Apr 1971
Sand Liquefaction in Triaxial and Simple Shear Tests
Authors: W.D. Liam Finn, M.ASCE, Dennison J. Pickering, M.ASCE, and Peter L. BransbyAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 97, Issue 4
Abstract
Data from cyclic loading simple shear and triaxial tests indicate that the important variable controlling the incidence of liquefaction in a given number of cycles in a saturated sand at a particular void ratio is the initial effective stress ratio; the ratio of the peak alternating shear stress to the initial effective mean normal stress. Contrary to previously published results, equal resistances to liquefaction are obtained in both kinds of tests. This agreement is considered to be due to three things: (1) Representation of the confining pressure in the simple shear test by the mean normal stress in the plane of deformation; (2) the improved model of the simple shear apparatus used; and (3) the use of experimental techniques which insures the development of uniform strains in the simple shear test. The experimental techniques used evolved from a fundamental study of the deformation of samples in the simple shear apparatus.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 97 • Issue 4 • April 1971
Pages: 639 - 659
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© 1971 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Apr 1971
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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W.D. Liam Finn, M.ASCE
Prof. and Dean of Fac. of Appl. Sci.; Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver
Dennison J. Pickering, M.ASCE
Partner., Cook, Pickering and Doyle Ltd., Consulting Engr., Vancouver
Peter L. Bransby
Postdoctoral Fellow; Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of British Columbia and Lecturer in Civ. Engrg., Cambridge Univ., England, U.K.
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