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Maximum shear modulus and modulus degradation curves of an unsaturated tropical soil

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Autor(es):
Fernandes, Jeferson Brito ; Rocha, Breno Padovezi ; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz
Número total de Autores: 3
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: SOILS AND ROCKS; v. 46, n. 2, p. 12-pg., 2023-04-01.
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The maximum shear modulus (G(0)) and the modulus degradation curve (G/G(0) versus.) are important information in the evaluation of the soil mechanical behavior, both for dynamic and static loads. Dynamic tests (resonant column and cyclic triaxial tests) are not routinely performed in geotechnical practice in Brazil, and the geotechnical literature on the dynamic behavior of unsaturated tropical soils is limited. This paper presents and discusses seismic dilatometer (SDMT), resonant column, and triaxial test with bender elements and internal instrumentation to determine G(0) and the modulus degradation curve in an unsaturated tropical sandy soil profile. It was observed that G(0) tends to increase non-linearly with soil suction and net stress (sigma - u(a)). It was also observed that the in situ G(0) values determined with the SDMT were higher than those from laboratory tests (bender elements and resonant column). The modulus degradation curves determined with resonant column were used to define the reference curve via SDMT for the studied site. Soil suction influence in shear modulus degradation curves determined with unsaturated triaxial compression tests with local instrumentation is also presented and discussed. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 15/17260-0 - Ensaio de dilatômetro sísmico para a investigação de solos tropicais
Beneficiário:Heraldo Luiz Giacheti
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 17/23174-5 - Estudo da Resistência e da Deformabilidade de um Perfil de Solo Tropical Não Saturado
Beneficiário:Heraldo Luiz Giacheti
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular