Lab Measurements of G_max Using Bender Elements

by Rune Dyvik,
Christian Madshus,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Advances in the Art of Testing Soils Under Cyclic Conditions

Abstract:

This paper describes in detail the installation and use of piezoceramic bender elements in a variety of standard geotechnical laboratory testing equipment at NGI (e. g. , triaxial, direct simple shear and oedometer devices). These bender elements enable one to measure G//m//a//x of the specimens during consolidation and/or shear in any of these tests. For purposes of comparison, piezoceramic bender elements were installed in a resonant column device (Hardin oscillator). Simultaneous measurements of G//m//a//x were taken on five different clays at different confining stress levels and durations both for loading and unloading.

Subject Headings: Soil modulus | Soil strength | Soil analysis | Shear modulus | Soil tests | Soil stress | Shear stress

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