[HTML][HTML] Laboratory measurements of small strain properties of dry sands by bender element

X Gu, J Yang, M Huang - Soils and Foundations, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The S-wave and P-wave velocities in dry sands are simultaneously measured by a single
pair of bender elements (BE) incorporated into a standard resonant column (RC) apparatus …

Application of the Akaike Information Criterion to the interpretation of bender element tests

G Flood-Page, L Boutonnier, JM Pereira - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
While the use of bender elements for geotechnical testing dates back to the sixties and
seventies, the interpretation of this wave propagation test is still a debated topic. The most …

Undrained shear and stiffness degradation of intact marine clay under monotonic and cyclic loading

K Pan, ZH Yuan, CF Zhao, JH Tong, ZX Yang - Engineering Geology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Optimal whole-life design for marine structures requires an accurate assessment of how
their underlying geo-materials respond to various static and cyclic loads. This study …

Dependencies of shear wave velocity and shear modulus of soil on saturation

Y Dong, N Lu - Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2016‏ - ascelibrary.org
Shear wave propagation in soil is a physical phenomenon and has been used widely for
monitoring and seismic property assessment in geotechnical engineering. Shear wave …

Measuring shear wave velocity of granular material using the piezoelectric ring-actuator technique (P-RAT)

M Karray, M Ben Romdhan… - Canadian …, 2015‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
A precise evaluation of shear wave velocity, V s, is a crucial issue in the design of
foundations subjected to dynamic loading, liquefaction evaluation, and soil improvement …

New baseline correction method for near‐fault ground‐motion records based on continuous wavelet transform

H Yang, Y Li, L Hu, W Pan, S Ji - Seismological …, 2024‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract On 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck south‐central Türkiye. It
was followed by many aftershocks, the largest of which was a magnitude 7.5 aftershock. This …

Dam** ratio on lacustrine soils using the wavelet transform

A Fernández-Lavín, E Ovando-Shelley… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Soil response analyses require that the soil strata involved be characterized in terms of their
dynamic material properties. Two important material properties are the shear modulus and a …

Bender elements in stiff cemented clay: shear wave velocity (Vs) correction by applying wavelength considerations

Q Khan, S Subramanian, DYC Wong… - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2019‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
For the quality control of cement mixing in clays, small-strain shear stiffness G max is now
increasingly being used due to enhanced repeatability in shear wave velocity (V s) …

Mechanical behavior of gap-graded soil subjected to internal erosion: comparison of suffusion and concentrated erosion

Y Yang, J Jiang, C Xu, W Mao - European Journal of …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Internal erosion causes massive damage to the soil local and integral fabric with loss of fine
particles. In order to further compare the mechanical consequence of different internal …

Small-strain behaviour and crushability of Ballyconnelly carbonate sand under monotonic and cyclic loading

S Nanda, V Sivakumar, S Donohue… - Canadian …, 2018‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
In various parts of the globe, carbonate sands are found at shallow sea water depth. These
types of sands are very susceptible to large-scale particle breakage. Offshore structures like …