Ageing effects in the shear modulus of soils

✍ Scribed by J.H Troncoso; E Garcés

• Book ID: 104322433
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 528 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0267-7261
• DOI: 10.1016/s0267-7261(00)00066-x

✦ Synopsis

Results of in situ tests of shear wave propagation are presented and analysed to evaluate the effects of geologic processes, stress history and ageing on the shear modulus of soils. These results show clear tendencies of soil structures to get stiffer as consequence of ageing or surcharging to high stress levels. The evolution of shear modulus, as veri®ed by these results, is signi®cant as it changes the response of soil deposits to seismic loadings.