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Dynamics and Soil Dynamics
Michele Maugeri
University of Catania, Italy
Rosalia Mazzarella
University of Catania, Italy
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Antonio Cavallaro, Michele Maugeri, and Rosalia Mazzarella, "Static and Dynamic Properties of Leighton Buzzard Sand from
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STATIC AND DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF LEIGHTON BUZZARD SAND FROM
LABORATORY TESTS
ABSTRACT
The Leighton Buzzard sand is an English sand commonly used at the University of Bristol to study soil-shallow foundation interaction
(Maugeri et al., 1999a; 199b) and soil-retaining wall interaction (Carafa et al., 1998) by means of the shaking table. These experiments
require an accurate definition of geotechnical characterisation of soil.
To define the mechanical behaviour of uncemented Leighton Buzzard sand a large number of static and dynamic laboratory tests were
performed on dry reconstituted specimens. The static tests includes direct shear tests performed on specimens reconstituted by pluvial
deposition method with different relative density D,.
To evaluate the equivalent shear modulus G, and damping ratio D, resonant column tests and torsional shear tests were performed by
mean of Resonant Column/Torsional Shear apparatus. The secant shear modulus G, had evaluated during monotonic torsion tests by
means of the same apparatus. Particular attention was devoted to the shear modulus at very small strain (y c 10 %) where the soil
behaviour is supposed to be elastic and at intermediate strain level (from 10 ?A to 0.5 %) for simulating the prefailure deformation
during the shaking table tests. The behaviour of soil at intermediate strain level is relevant for the serviceability limit state according the
European Codes (EC7 and ECS). The dry reconstituted samples were subject to an initial anisotropic confining pressure able to
simulate in situ effective stress status.
Finally, two expressions to allow the complete shear modulus degradation with strain level and the inverse variation of damping ratio
with normalised shear modulus respectively were proposed.
10 1 0.1 001
Grain Size [mm]
The tests were performed by means of direct shear test i;ig. 2. Relative densrty vs. height of depmtion
apparatus. They were used both standard Casagrande box
(6x6~2 cm) and the larger one (10x10~2 cm). 46
Numerous direct shear tests, about sixty, were performed in 44
such a way to determine the angles of shearing resistance in
hmction of different relative density. 42
In each test, at least three samples were used to draw the shear 40
envelope to check for test error or sample anomalies.
- 38
The specimens were reconstituted by means of the pluvial
4
deposition procedure, developed by Lo Presti et al. (1992). 36
This method allows obtaining fixed beforehand values of
34
relative density, to reach a satisfjling uniformity of the samples
and to reduce the degree of trouble. 32
The sand is put into a container, supported by a trolley sliding 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
along one direction. On the base of this container, the sand falls Dr [%]
through a slit. The deposition is realised getting to swing the
support at constant velocity while the slit is open. Fig. 3. Shear resistance angle vs. relative density.
It is possible to reconstitute samples with different relative
density by placing the container at different height on the
trolley, because relative density is correlated with the fall height RESONANT COLU~K\TORSIONAL SHEAR TESTS.
of sand.
The equivalent shear modulus (G,J and damping ratio D were
On the basis of the experimental results it was possible to
determined in the laboratory by means of a Resonant Column
obtain the following empirical correlation between D, and hd
(height of deposition), Fig. 2: test (RCT) and cyclic loading torsional shear tests (CLTST)
performed by means of a Resonant Column/Torsional shear
apparatus (Lo Presti et al. 1993). Monotonic loading torsional
D,[%] = 0 555 h,,[cm] + 14.7
shear tests (MLTST) were also performed using the same
apparatus. obtaining the measurement of the secant shear
before the application ofthe vertical load.
modulus G,.
AfTerpreparingthesample,a constantverticalloadwasapplied Gq is the unload-reload shear modulus evaluated from CLTST
for a term of fifteen minutes.During this period, both upper and RCT, while Go is the maximum value or also plateau
and lower frames are strictly connected by means of four
screws. The vertical stresses adopted (100 kPa, 200 kPa, 300 value as observed in the G-log(-:) plot. Generally G is constant
kPa) are maintained constant during the whole test time. AAer until a certain strain limit is exceeded. This limit is called elastic
the rest period of fifteen minutes the screws are taken away threshold shear strain (II;) and it is believed that soils behave
and an electric motor produces the shear stress along the elastically at strains smaller than q/r The elastic stiffness at
sliding surface. The advancement velocity adopted for tests on
y<~: is thus the already defined G,.
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equal to 0.8. Generally the same specimen was first subject to The experimental results of specimens were used to determine
RCT. then CLTST to after a rest period of 30 minutes. In the empirical parameters of the eq. proposed by Yokota et al.
others cases the same specimen was first subject to MLTST, (1981) to describe the shear modulus decay with shear strain
then RCT to after a rest period of 24 hrs. The size of hollow level:
cylindrical specimens are Internal Diameter = 50 mm External
Diameter = 7 1 mm and Height = 142 mm. G(Y) I
-z (2)
GO I i aq%)B
Table I. Test condition for Leighton Buzzurd sund. in which: G(y) = strain dependent shear modulus; y = shear
strain; a. a = soil constants.
Test name D, e mvc K Go notes The expression (2) allows the complete shear modulus
[%I WI Wal degradation to be considered with strain level. The values of a
B02RCT 65 0,591 49 0,5 104 = 20 and fl = 0.9 were obtained for Leighton Buzzard sand.
B02CLTST 68 0,584 49 0.5 91 after RCT
B03RCT 74 0.568 51 0.5 112
B03CLTST 76 0,563 51 0.5 105 after RCT
g00.6
B04RCT 53 0,646 150 0.5 135
B04CLTST 56 0.620 151 0.5
BOSRCT 76 0,569 149 0,5
147
174
after RCT
1I 0 I3OXHCT; Ur .- 74 6
0
WSRCT, th
14vRCT; Dr = 71 b
76 96
0.2 A ROYRCT; ti = 70 %
B07MLTST 64 0.596 50 0.5 109
0 -YYokotadd
-____~~--
(19%)
BO7RCT 71 0,594 51 0,5 174 atIer MLTST
BOSMLTST 51 0.633 98 0.8 136 0.0001 0.001
B08RCT 53 0.626 98 0.8 151 after MLTST
B09MLTST 70 0.580 100 0 8 172
B09RCT 70 0,579 100 0.8 173 after MLTST
BlOMLTST 77 0.558 151 0.5 202
20
1x
The G, values, reported in Table 1, indicate moderate influence 16
of strain rate even at very small strain where the soil behaviour 14
is supposed to be elastic. This different behaviour can be x12
tentatively explained by considering that in this study the ZlO A RCl - Stwdv-State Melhcd
Leighton Buzzard sand showed a hardening behaviour as 08
confirmed by the decrease of the void ratio from 0.646 in 6
B04RCT to 0.620 in B04CLTST, fig. 5. 4
160 2
0
140
0.0000 1 0.000 1 0.001 0.01 0.1 1
120 Y 1961
yqioo Fig. 7, Dampng rutw from U,TST and RCT
g 80
Tests B04CLTST and
i3 60 B04RCT A comparison between the damping ratio values obtained from
RCT and those obtained from CLTST is shown in Figure 7.
40 -D, = 53-S% The damping ratio values obtained from RCT using two
20 -o, =I50 kPa different procedures are similar even if for strain level less than
k =0.5 0.04% highervalues
of D havebeenobtained
fromamplitude
0
0.00001 0.0001 0.00 I 0.01 01 1
decay method. It is possible to see that the damping ratio from
Y WI CLTST, at very small strains, is equal to about 0.43 %. Greater
values of D are obtained from RCT for the whole investigated
Fig 5. G-y curvesfiom CL ?S7~1nd1K.Y
strain interval. Even if at very small strain the damping ratio
assumes values so equal to zero
Figure 6 shows the results of RCTs normahsed by dividing the
As suggested by Yokota et al. (1981). the inverse variation of
shear modulus G(y) for the initial value G,, at very low strain.
damping ratio with respect to the normalised shear modulus
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has an exponential form as that reported in Figure S for the Table 2. Gofrom Iwasaki et al. (1978) equation.
Leighton Buzzard sand:
Test name Dr e OK K Go GO
I/1 IkPal_ (Iwasaki. 1978) from tests
D(Y)(%)= n.exp [MPa] [MPa]
BOZRCT 65 0.591 49 0.5 88 104
B02CLTST 68 0.584 49 0.5 107 9L
in which: D(y) = strain dependent damping ratio; */ = shear BO3RCT 74 0.568 51 0.5 95 112
strain; n, h = soil constants. The values of n = 134 and h = 4.5
B03CLTST 76 0.563 51 0.5 114 105
were obtained for Leighton Buzzard sand.
B04RCT 53 0.646 150 0.5 129 135
100 BO4CLTST 56 0.62 I51 0.5 162 147
BOSRCT 76 0.569 149 0.5 148 174
BOSCLTST 81 0.549 146 0.5 181 184
B07RCT 71 0,594 51 0.5 X8 174
BOXRCT 53 0.626 98 0.8 122 151
g ,o
BOORCT 70 0.579 100 0.7 134 173
(7)
Evaluation of G, from empirical correlations
where:
It was also possible to evaluate the small strain shear modulus o,,, is the average pressure of consolidation applied to the
by means of empirical correlation. specimen.
The empirical expression developed by Iwasaki et al. (1978), In Table 3 the G, values obtained by eq. (6) and the G,,,,,
and here adopted, normalises G, as regards the void ratio and values are showed.
the confining pressure: The comparison between experimental values and empirical
correlation has a good agreement. It is worthwhile to point out
that the considered equation underestimate G,.
where: 900 = adimensional constant; e = void ratio; p, =
reference pressure (atmospheric pressure); o,, = (01 + cr2 + Table 3. G, from Jamdkowski et al. (/891j equation.
0~)/3 = octahedral pressure.
G,, cYoaand pa are expressed in the same unit. Test name Dr c bfK K G
Theresults
of RCTsandCLTSTs
obtained
inthepresent
work I% M-4 Jamiolkowski,
were compared with this relation, Table 2. (1991)
The results analysis shows that the equation (5) approaches in
a reasonable way the experimental results. Higher scatters were BOZCLTST 68 0.584 49 0 5
observed for RCT results. BOXLTST 76 0,563 5I 0 5 127 154
This behaviour can be explained by considering that the B04CLTST 56 0,620 151 0.5 112 II3
lwasaki et al. (1978) equation was developed from cyclic BOSCLTST XI 0,549 146 0.5 I31 145
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