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Article Dans Une Revue Soils and Foundations Année : 2011

Elastic parameters of intermediate soils based on bender-extender elements pulse tests

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The elastic behaviour of compacted soils subjected to very small strains (smaller than 10 -5) is essential, because the serviceability of most geotechnical structures depends on soil elastic properties. Small-strain stiŠness of soils was studied in the past years using diŠerent experimental devices (mainly resonant columns). However, the results have been relatively inconsistent. The bender elements technique, now extensively used in soil mechanics, oŠers an e‹cient non destructive alternative, since it is based on the propagation of shear waves. To enrich the common bender elements testing results providing only shear modulus values, an evolution of the bender elements technique, named bender-exten-der element's is used in this paper. This device allows the simultaneous measurement of the shear and compression wave velocities. As a result, the two independent elastic constants are measured for the same sample in order to avoid indirect estimations. Also, for unconˆned sample's the GrindoSonic test is performed: this test is based on the transient vibrational response of the sample to a slight shock. The present study provides new results about the elastic properties of intermediate unsaturated soils made of mixtures of sand and clay. The results for the elastic properties are presented as a function of the suction level. Finally, a model relating the elastic behaviour of these unsaturated soils is proposed.

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Géotechnique
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hal-01501214 , version 1 (04-04-2017)

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Carol Murillo, Mohammad Sharifipour, Bernardo Caicedo, Luc Thorel, Christophe Dano. Elastic parameters of intermediate soils based on bender-extender elements pulse tests. Soils and Foundations, 2011, 51 (4), pp. 637-649. ⟨10.3208/sandf.51.637⟩. ⟨hal-01501214⟩
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