Exploring the Onset of Liquefaction of Saturated Loose Sand Under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading Using DEM

Minyi Zhu, Guobin Gong*, Jun Xia, Charles K.S. Moy

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper investigates the onset of liquefaction of saturated loose sand under various loading conditions, including monotonic load, cyclic load with strain control and cyclic load with stress control. The undrained tests are conducted under a constant volume. The macroscopic and microscopic behaviours are analyzed based on the available data. Temporary liquefaction is observed for the monotonic loaded sample. For cyclic loaded sample with strain control, the amplitude of deviator stress declines and finally tends to be zero after 11 cycles, while the amplitude of deviator stress is sustained until 9th cycle for cyclic loaded sample with stress control. The redundancy index is found to be applicable for both monotonic and cyclic loaded samples in monitoring the onset of liquefaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTowards a Carbon Neutral Future - The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures
EditorsKonstantinos Papadikis, Cheng Zhang, Shu Tang, Engui Liu, Luigi Di Sarno
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages673-682
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789819979646
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures, ICSBS 2023 - Suzhou, China
Duration: 17 Aug 202320 Aug 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume393
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures, ICSBS 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CitySuzhou
Period17/08/2320/08/23

Keywords

  • Cyclic loading
  • Monotonic load
  • Onset of liquefaction
  • Saturated loose sand

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