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Journal of Soil Mechanics & Foundations Div 

About: Journal of Soil Mechanics & Foundations Div is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Consolidation (soil) & Bearing capacity. Over the lifetime, 92 publications have been published receiving 2820 citations.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the effect of varying rates of increase or decrease in the rate of increase and decrease of decrease in a set of parameters, such as the severity of the strain, the degree of SATURATION, the number of cycles of loading, and the ratio of cycles of loading.
Abstract: BASED ON NUMEROUS TESTS ON A SPECTRUM OF DISTURBED AND UNDISTURBED SOILS, THE SHEAR MODULUS DECREASES AND THE DAMPING RATIO INCREASES VERY RAPIDLY WITH INCREASING STRAIN AMPLITUDE. THE RATE OF INCREASE OR DECREASE DEPENDS ON MANY PARAMETERS: EFFECTIVE MEAN PRINCIPAL STRESS; DEGREE OF SATURATION; VOID RATIO; AND NUMBER OF CYCLES OF LOADING. AMBIENT STATES OF OCTAHEDRAL SHEAR STRESS, OVERCONSOLIDATION RATIO, EFFECTIVE STRENGTH ENVELOPE, FREQUENCY OF LOADING, AND TIME EFFECTS HAVE A LESS IMPORTANT INFLUENCE ON THESE PROPERTIES. COHESIVE SOILS ARE AFFECTED DIFFERENTLY THAN CLEAN SANDS. THE APPARATUS USED TO MEASURE SHEAR MODULUS AND DAMPING MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAKING ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS AT VERY SMALL SHEARING STRAINS, THE RANGE BEING DEFINED BY PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN EARTHQUAKE AND FOUNDATION VIBRATIONS. A PSEUDO STATIC SIMPLE SHEAR APPARATUS AND TWO DIFFERENT RESONANT COLUMN APPARATUS WERE USED. /AUTHOR/

660 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a mathematical model for the formation of a team of joined rocks, based on the idea that a particULAR JOINT was assumed to OCCUR at a given location.
Abstract: VASILESCU SUGGESTS THAT ROCK MECHANICS IS A NATURAL SCIENCE, ALTHOUGH THE AUTHOR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PROBLEM BEING DISCUSSED, CONSIDERS THAT ROCK MECHANICS IS A BRANCH OF ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICALLY BASED METHODS OF DESCRIBING ROCK BEHAVIOR ARE NOT ONLY APPROPRIATE, BUT EXTREMELY POWERFUL. IN THE DESIGN OF EXCAVATIONS IN JOINT ROCK, ROCK MECHANICS IS VERY USEFUL. TERZAGHI OFTEN EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT GEOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTIES LIMITED THE RELIABILITY OF ANALYSES IN WHICH A PARTICULAR JOINT WAS ASSUMED TO OCCUR AT A GIVEN LOCATION. THE MATHEMATICAL MODEL ENABLES THE EXTREME CASES TO BE STUDIED THROUGH PARAMETER STUDIES AND STATISTICAL METHODS. REPORTS ISSUED: A MODEL FOR THE MECHANICS OF JOINTED ROCK, RICHARD E. GOODMAN, ROBERT L. TAYLOR, TOR L. BREKKE, ASCE PROC. PAPER 5937, MAY 1968.

630 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, it is proposed that a successful failure of a clay failure may result from a large amount of recoverable strain energy of the clay, resulting from its geologic history.
Abstract: ALL EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT SLIDES IN SLOPES OF OVERCONSOLIDATED CLAYS AND CLAY SHALES ARE PRECEDED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUOUS SLIDING SURFACE BY PROGRESSIVE FAILURE. REQUISITE CONDITIONS FOR PROGRESSIVE FAILURE ARE DISCUSSED AND IT IS PROPOSED THAT A PROGRESSIVE FAILURE MAY RESULT FROM A LARGE CONTENT OF RECOVERABLE STRAIN ENERGY OF THE CLAY RESULTING FROM ITS GEOLOGICAL HISTORY. IN CLAYS WITH WEAK DIAGENETIC BONDS THE STRAIN ENERGY IS IMMEDIATELY RECOVERED UPON A REDUCTION IN LOAD. IN CLAY SHALES DIAGENETIC BONDS WERE FORMED WHEN THE CLAY CARRIED ITS MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATION PRESSURE, WITH THE RESULT THAT THE RECOVERABLE STRAIN ENERGY IS LOCKED-IN AND WILL ONLY BE LIBERATED WHEN THE BONDS ARE GRADUALLY DESTROYED BY WEATHERING NEAR THE SURFACE. /ASCE/

274 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the Flyter PHENOMENA of the SUSPENSION BRIDGE to the AIRFOIL and test out the NATURE of AERODYNAMIC OSCILLATORY FORCES under an exponerent MOTION.
Abstract: THE FLUTTER PHENOMENA OF THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE IS COMPARED TO THE AIRFOIL. A FREE-OSCILLATION EXPERIMENTAL METHOD IS USED TO MEASURE MODEL BRIDGE FLUTTER COEFFICIENTS ANALOGOUS TO AIRFOIL FLUTTER COEFFICIENTS. THE AIRFOIL IS EMPLOYED AS A CHECK ON THE EXPERIMENTAL METHOD, BOTH AS A THEORETICAL BAKCDROP AND TO TEST OUT THE NATURE OF AERODYNAMIC OSCILLATORY FORCES UNDER EXPONENTIALLY MODIFIED MOTION. A SHORT CATALOGUE OF BRIDGE DECK FLUTTER COEFFICIENTS WAS EXPERIMENTALLY OBTAINED AND COVERS A RANGE OF BRIDGE DECK FORMS. DETAILED RESULTS ARE DESCRIBED TO ACCOUNT FOR A NUMBER OF PHENOMENA OBSERVED IN THE WIND TUNNEL AND IN THE FIELD. /AUTHOR/

173 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a list of known slides in which have been initiated by the so-called "soil liqueur effect" is presented, which is the most common type of slide.
Abstract: THIS PAPER HAS TWO OBJECTIVES: FIRST, TO EXAMINE THE FREQUENCY AND CONDITIONS OF OCCURRENCE OF LANDSLIDES DURING EARTHQUAKES DUE TO SOIL LIQUEFACTION. IN ADDITION TO DISCUSSING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS DURING PARTICULAR EARTHQUAKES, IT IS NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM, TO COMPILE A LIST OF KNOWN SLIDES IN WHICH LIQUEFACTION HAS PLAYED A PART. A REVIEW OF THE LIST SHOWS THAT THE SLIDES HAVE INVARIABLY BEEN INITIATED BY LIQUEFACTION OF SATURATED SANDY SOILS IN A LOOSE TO MEDIUM DENSE CONDITION AS A RESULT OF EARTHQUAKES VARYING IN MAGNITUDE FROM 5.5 TO 8.5 POINTS IN RICHTER SCALE AND AT EPICENTRAL DISTANCES VARYING FROM SEVERAL MILES TO HUNDREDS OF MILES. THIS TYPE OF SLIDE IS INDEED A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN SEISMICALLY ACTIVE REGIONS OF THE WORLD. THE SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO ILLUSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF MINOR GEOLOGIC AND TECHNICAL DETAILS IN DETERMINING THE OCCURRENCE AND NATURE OF LANDSLIDES DURING EARTHQUAKES DUE TO SOIL LIQUEFACTIONS. /ASCE/ REFERENCE: SEED, H. BOLTON, LANDSLIDES DURING EARTHQUAKES DUE TO LIQUEFACTION, JOURNAL OF THE SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS DIVISION, ASCE, VOL. 94, NO. SM5, PROC. PAPER 6110, SEPTEMBER, 1968, PP. 1053-1122.

155 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
197317
19724
19719
19709
196924
19686