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ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Dynamic Geotechnical Testing II
By
RJ Ebelhar
RJ Ebelhar
1
RUST E&I
?
11785 Highway Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45241
;
symposium chairman and editor
.
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VP Drnevich
VP Drnevich
2
Purdue University
?
1284 Civil Engineering Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907
;
symposium co-chairman and editor
.
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BL Kutter
BL Kutter
3
University of California
Department of Civil Engineering,
Davis, CA 95616
;
symposium co-chairman and editor
.
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-1877-5
ISBN:
978-0-8031-1877-5
No. of Pages:
438
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1994

Recent developments and trends in laboratory testing for dynamic properties of soils are described. Significant prior publications dedicated to dynamic soil properties are cited. Two major advancements in dynamic soil property measurement are highlighted, namely: Combined cyclic torsional shear and resonant column, and wave propagation velocity measurements with bender elements.

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,
A.
,
Chameau
,
J.L.
and
Leonards
,
G.A.
(
1986
), “
A New Apparatus for Investigating The Stress-Strain Characteristics of Sands
,”
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, Vol.
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, No.
4
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2.
Ali
,
L.
(
1992
), “
Dynamic Behavior of Soils Partially Grouted by Foaming Process
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3.
Ampadu
,
S.K.
and
Tatsuoka
,
F.
(
1993
), “
A Hollow Cylinder Torsional Simple Shear Apparatus Capable of a Wide Range of Shear Strain Measurement
,”
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, Vol.
16
, No.
1
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4.
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),
Dynamic Geotechnical Testing
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(
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),
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6.
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,
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and
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),
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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), “
A Low-Compliance Bi-Directional Cyclic Simple Shear Apparatus
,”
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, Vol.
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1
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8.
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,
J.B.
(
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), “
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,
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), “
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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,
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(
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,
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13.
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,
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(
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), “
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,
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, Jr.
, (
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), “
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,
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and
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,
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(
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), “
Lab Measurements of Gmax Using Bender Elements
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Elton
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and
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,
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17.
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,
W.D.L.
(
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), “
Aspects of Constant Volume Cyclic Simple Shear
,”
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18.
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,
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and
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19.
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and
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,
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(
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), “
Towards Standardization of Torsional Shear Testing
,”
Dynamic Geotechnical Testing II
, ASTM STP 1213,
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,
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, Eds.
20.
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,
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(
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,
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,
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, and
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,
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,”
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22.
Hardin
,
B.O.
and
Drnevich
,
V.P.
(
1972
), “
Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Measurement and Parameter Effects
,”
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23.
Hardin
,
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,
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,
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,
Wang
,
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, and
Sams
,
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(
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), “
Resonant Column Testing at Pressures up to 3.5 MPa (500 psi)
”,
Dynamic Geotechnical Testing II, ASTM STP 1213
,
Ebelhar
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,
Drnevich
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, and
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, Eds.
24.
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,
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and
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,
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(
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), “
Sand Stiffness Under Various Triaxial Stresses
,”
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25.
Hardin
,
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and
Richart
,
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, Jr.
, (
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), “
Elastic Wave Velocities in Granular Soils
,”
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26.
Hight
,
D.W.
,
Gens
,
A.
, and
Symes
,
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, (
1983
), “
The Development of a New Hollow Cylinder Apparatus for Investigating the Effects of Principal Stress Rotation in Soils
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27.
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,
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,
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,
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 II
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,
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(
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), “
Instrumentation for Torsional Shear/Resonant Column Measurements Under Anisotropic Stresses
,”
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, No.
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29.
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,
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,
Kawamura
,
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and
Bhatia
,
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(
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), “
Torsional Simple Shear Apparatus for Drained and Undrained Cyclic Testing
,”
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Vijay
, Editor, pp. 51–73.
30.
Ishihara
,
K.
and
Nagase
,
H.
(
1985
), “
Multi-Directional Irregular Loading Tests on Sand
,”
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Vijay
, Editor, pp. 99–119.
31.
Jardine
,
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,
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,
D.M.
Fourie
,
A.B.
, and
Burland
,
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(
1986
), “
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,”
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32.
Khosla
,
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),
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33.
Kim
,
D-S
and
Stokoe
,
K.H.
 II
(
1992
), “
Characterization of Resilient Modulus of Compacted Subgrade Soils Using Resonant Column and Torsional Shear Tests
,”
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34.
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,
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and
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,
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(
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), “
Small Strain Measurements Using Triaxial Apparatus
, ”
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35.
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,
F.V.
(
1963
),
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,
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,
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,
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(
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), “
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,”
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,
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, and
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, Editors,
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,
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, pp. 95–106.
37.
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,
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,
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,
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and
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,
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(
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), “
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,
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38.
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(
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,”
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,
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41.
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,
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), “
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,”
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),
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,
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(
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), “
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45.
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,
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(
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), “
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,”
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46.
Saada
,
A.S.
and
Townsend
,
F.C.
(
1981
), “
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,”
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Schmertmann
,
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(
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. and
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,”
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49.
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,
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and
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,
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(
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,”
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,
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 II
,
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,
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), “
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,”
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,”
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