Influence of Consolidation Shear Stress Magnitude and Orientation on Stress–Strain Behavior of Sand under Traffic Loading
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 23, Issue 2
Abstract
Traffic-load-induced principal stress rotation has been widely studied. Most of these tests were conducted using a hollow cylinder apparatus to simulate ground-level traffic conditions, and only one shear direction was considered. However, fewer studies focused on the stress conditions of subsoil below slopes or embankments, which involved bidirectional shear. In this study, a series of bidirectional cyclic simple shear tests were performed using the variable-direction dynamic cyclic simple shear apparatus to investigate the effects of multidirectional principal stress rotation on sand induced by traffic loads. The specimens were first -consolidated with various static shear stresses and then subjected to traffic-induced cyclic shearing in different directions. The experimental results showed that both the magnitude and orientation of the initial static shear stress had significant effects on sand strain development and stress–strain behavior. A larger angle led to a higher axial strain, while larger initial shear stresses led to stiffer sand responses.
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Acknowledgments
This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project code 11872219) and the Commonwealth project (code 202002N3116) by the Ningbo Bureau of Science and Technology. This support is appreciated.
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Received: Oct 28, 2021
Accepted: Sep 18, 2022
Published online: Nov 22, 2022
Published in print: Feb 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Apr 22, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Consolidated soils
- Continuum mechanics
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Equipment and machinery
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Infrastructure
- Laboratory tests
- Motion (dynamics)
- Rotation
- Shear stress
- Shear tests
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soil stress
- Soils (by type)
- Solid mechanics
- Stress (by type)
- Structural analysis
- Structural engineering
- Tests (by type)
- Traffic engineering
- Traffic management
- Transportation engineering
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