Cyclic Undrained DSS Testing of Christchurch Sandy Silty Soils

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dc.contributor.authorCappellaro, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorCubrinovski, Misko
dc.contributor.authorBray, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorChiaro, Gabriele
dc.contributor.authorRiemer, Michale
dc.contributor.authorStringer, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-15T22:15:17Z
dc.date.available2019-09-15T22:15:17Z
dc.date.issued2019en
dc.description.abstractEarthquake-triggered soil liquefaction caused extensive damage and heavy economic losses in Christchurch during the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes. The most severe manifestations of liquefaction were associated with the presence of natural deposits of clean sands and silty sands of fluvial origin. However, liquefaction resistance of fines-containing sands is commonly inferred from empirical relationships based on clean sands (i.e. sands with less than 5% fines). Hence, existing evaluation methods have poor accuracy when applied to silty sands. The liquefaction behaviour of Christchurch fines-containing (silty) sands is investigated through a series of Direct Simple Shear (DSS) tests. This type of test better resembles earthquake loading conditions in soil deposits compared to cyclic triaxial tests. Soil specimens are reconstituted in the laboratory with the water sedimentation technique. This preparation method yields soil fabrics similar to those encountered in fluvial soil deposits, which are common in the Christchurch area. Test results provide preliminary indications on how void ratio, relative density, preparation method and fines content influence the cyclic liquefaction behaviour of sand-silt mixtures depending on the properties of host sand and silt.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17125
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
dc.titleCyclic Undrained DSS Testing of Christchurch Sandy Silty Soilsen
dc.typeConference Contributions - Otheren
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