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Aug 1977
Acoustic Emission Behavior of Cohesive Soils
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Volume 103, Issue 8
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In this, the second of a series of three papers on acoustic emission monitoring of soils, cohesive soils are evaluated. A study of acoustic emission fundamentals showed that the amplitude of the emissions in cohesive soils are from ½ to 1/400 of that in granular soils, that frequencies are in the low kiloherz range (predominantly 2 kHz-3 kHz), and that attenuation is high, from 30 dB/ft to 57 dB/ft (1.0 dB/cm to 1.9 dB/cm), and is related to water content. Regarding the macroscopic behavior of acoustic emissions in cohesive soils, the study showed that acoustic emission counts and strain are interrelated, both bearing a definite relationship to the imposed stress level, that increasing water content or plasticity index, or both, decreases the level of acoustic emissions generated, and that stress history effects are reflected in a change of acoustic emission rates. This latter finding allows for acoustic emission monitoring of undisturbed samples for the potential location of the preconsolidation pressure.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 103 • Issue 8 • August 1977
Pages: 837 - 850
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 1977
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Robert M. Koerner, M.ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, Pa
W. Martin McCabe
Grad. Research Asst.; Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, Pa
Arthur E. Lord Jr.
Prof., Physics Dept. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, Pa
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