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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Ottawa F65 Sand
Abstract This paper presents the results of soil characterization and element tests of Ottawa F65 sand. The data presented is intended to be used as calibration material for the prediction exercise conducted as part of the Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Project (LEAP 2017). The databank generated includes soil specific gravity tests, particle size analysis, hydraulic conductivity tests, maximum and minimum void ratio tests, and cyclic triaxial stress-controlled tests. An effort was made to ensure the consistency and repeatability of the test results by reducing the sources of variability in the sample preparations and increasing the number of tests. The uniformity of the soil was evaluated by conducting tests on samples from five different batches. The results showed that the sand is uniform among the five batches. Due to significant variability in previously reported maximum and minimum void ratio results, the effects of the test operator were studied by comparing test results obtained from three different operators. For the triaxial tests, a constant height dry pluviation method was used for sample preparation. To eliminate the effect of the human error in maintaining a constant drop height and to ensure consistency of the sand fabric between different samples, a device was developed to facilitate the sample preparation. The cyclic triaxial experiments were performed using three different soil densities, and a liquefaction strength curve was obtained for each density based on a 2.5% single amplitude axial strain criteria. The developed databank in this study was made publicly available for the community through DesignSafe.
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Ottawa F65 Sand
Abstract This paper presents the results of soil characterization and element tests of Ottawa F65 sand. The data presented is intended to be used as calibration material for the prediction exercise conducted as part of the Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Project (LEAP 2017). The databank generated includes soil specific gravity tests, particle size analysis, hydraulic conductivity tests, maximum and minimum void ratio tests, and cyclic triaxial stress-controlled tests. An effort was made to ensure the consistency and repeatability of the test results by reducing the sources of variability in the sample preparations and increasing the number of tests. The uniformity of the soil was evaluated by conducting tests on samples from five different batches. The results showed that the sand is uniform among the five batches. Due to significant variability in previously reported maximum and minimum void ratio results, the effects of the test operator were studied by comparing test results obtained from three different operators. For the triaxial tests, a constant height dry pluviation method was used for sample preparation. To eliminate the effect of the human error in maintaining a constant drop height and to ensure consistency of the sand fabric between different samples, a device was developed to facilitate the sample preparation. The cyclic triaxial experiments were performed using three different soil densities, and a liquefaction strength curve was obtained for each density based on a 2.5% single amplitude axial strain criteria. The developed databank in this study was made publicly available for the community through DesignSafe.
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Ottawa F65 Sand
Ghoraiby, Mohamed (author) / Park, Hanna (author) / Manzari, Majid T. (author)
2019-11-16
23 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Cyclic triaxial tests , Liquefaction strength , Ottawa F65 sand , Permeability , Soil characterization Engineering , Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics , Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk , Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences , Soil Science & Conservation , Natural Hazards
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