Dynamic Behaviour of Unsaturated CH soil under Cyclic Loading in Unconsolidated Undrained Conditions 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4th-8th, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China Ms. Saloni Pandya Dr. Ajanta Sachan Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology – Gandhinagar, India

Objective Introduction Geotechnical properties of Ahmedabad (India) soil Cyclic Triaxial Test Results and Discussion Conclusion 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics Introduction Unsaturated Soil Mechanics τff = c ̍+(σf -ua)f*tanφ ̍+ (ua-uw)f*tanφb Source : Fredlund, D.G. and Rahardjo, H. (1993). Soil Mechanics For Unsaturated Soils. John Wiley & Sons. Source : www.gov.pe.ca Static axial stress induced by static axial strain application, represented embankment load on the soil and passing vehicles like cyclic loading on soil In the present study, effect of initial static axial strain application followed by strain controlled cyclic loading on dynamic parameters of unsaturated CH soil were evaluated under unconsolidated undrained (UU) conditions. 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Geotechnical Properties of Ahmedabad Soil Basic Soil Properties Specific Gravity (Gs) 2.7 Insitu Water Content 22 % Insitu Bulk Density 2.0 gm/cc Soil Classification Grain size Distribution Gravel = 1 % Sand = 15% Silt = 52% Clay = 32% Atterberg’s Limits LL = 51% PL = 20% PI = 31% SL = 14 % Soil Classification = CH Compressibility Cc = 0.12 Cr = 0.02 Shear Strength c = 20.3 kPa  = 18.8 cu = 114 kPa  = 0.35 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Cyclic Triaxial Test Sample Size : Diameter- 50mm and Height -100mm using Moist tamping method A series of cyclic triaxial tests under UU conditions were performed on these soil specimens by applying different initial axial static strain (S) followed by strain controlled cyclic loading (C). Test was carried out at 100kPa confining pressure, 0.5Hz frequency and 0.2 % axial strain amplitude (Strain Controlled cyclic Loading ) 50 Cycles Initial axial Static Strain was applied in following S/C ratios : 1, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 Shear Modulus and damping ratio were determined for first 5 cycles and then averaged. 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Cyclic Triaxial Setup, Geotechnical Laboratory , Indian Institute of Technology -Gandhinagar, India 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Results and Discussion G of the CH soil increased with increase in S/C Ratio. Comparison of hysteresis loop showed an upward shifting with increase in static axial strain (S/C ratio). Stiffness degradation in extension phase (unloading phase) was negligible as compared to compression phase for lower S/C ratios. The hysteresis loops in compression phase (loading phase) could reach the constant stress value after certain number of cycles. The loops in extension phase (unloading phase) showed almost same stress values in all the cycles. 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Contd. Comparison of Stress strain curves of all tests at different S/C ratio Variation of Shear Modulus with S/C ratio 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Contd. Comparison of Stress strain curves of all tests at different S/C ratio Observed typical Stress strain curve for S=0% 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Static Displacement (S)mm Cyclic Amplitude (C) mm Contd. The hysteresis loop for higher S/C ratio (S/C =10) depicted similar trend in compression (loading ) and extension (unloading) phases Effect of S/C ratio and loading cycles on damping ratio was observed to be negligible. Degradation of shear modulus with number of loading cycles was evident in the present study. No of Cycles 1 2 3 4 5 Gavg (kPa) Gavg (Mpa) Davg (%) Static Displacement (S)mm Cyclic Amplitude (C) mm S/C G1 (kPa) G2 (kPa) G3 G4 G5 0.2 8633 8126 8042 7864 7925 8118 8.12 16 0.5 2.5 9886 9224 8989 9008 8982 9218 9.22 17 11150 10152 9771 9825 9723 10124 10.12 1.5 7.5 12322 10553 9920 9602 9531 10386 10.39 10 16704 14832 14382 13979 13259 14631 14.63 13 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

Conclusion Evaluation of soil behaviour in unsaturated state is extremely necessary for the its strength/stability analysis Application of 2 % – initial static axial strain is observed to be required for the soil under consideration, in order to ensure an improved and standardized behaviour of strength degradation with number of cycles, in extension (unloading ) phase of cyclic loading under UU (Unsaturated) condition. Effect of degree of saturation, matric suction and dry density on the cyclic strength of soil can also be considered as a part of future study. 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015 Tongji University Shanghai, China

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