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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 92, 2019
7th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Glasgow 2019)
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| Article Number | 08006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Geomaterial Behaviour: Cyclic and Dynamic | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20199208006 | |
| Published online | 25 June 2019 | |
Influence of Overburden on Seismic Compression
KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School, Department of NPP Engineering, Ulsan, South Korea
* Corresponding author: eric.yee@kings.ac.kr
The state of practice for estimating ground settlements from seismic compression is the simplified procedure. This method was developed in the 1980's and gets its name from the relatively easy method of estimating shear strain demands from potential earthquakes at a site. This procedure is generally split into two parts; a procedure that estimates shear strain demands and a volumetric strain material model. The volumetric strain material model essentially correlates shear strain to resultant volumetric strain. The volumetric strain material model used in the simplified procedure is based on a study from the 1970's, where it was observed that cyclic volumetric strain is independent of vertical stress. Laboratory testing was conducted on a variety of soil materials that are able to experience seismic compression. Reconstituted samples were subjected to cyclic loading in an advanced simple shear testing machine known as the Digitally Controlled Simple Shear device. Factors such as density state and fines content were kept constant across soil categories. Test results show volumetric strain behaviour is dependent on vertical stress and the relationship appears to be power rule based.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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