Brief Report
Mar 1976

Pneumatic Sinusoidal Loading System

Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 102, Issue 3

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This technical note reviews some of the current systems in use for the application of cyclic loads to soil specimens and then describes a novel relatively low-cost system developed at the University of California at Berkeley. The system provides a sinusoidal load trace using normal shop compressed air and is an assembly of commercially available components.

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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 102Issue 3March 1976
Pages: 277 - 282

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Published in print: Mar 1976
Published online: Feb 11, 2021

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Clarence K. Chan, M.ASCE
Research Engr., Inst. of Transportation and Traffic Engrg., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Calif
John Paul Mulilis, AM.ASCE
Research Civ. Engr., Corps of Engr., Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss

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