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- Title
- Dynamic Properties of Frozen Cohesionless Soils Under Cyclic Triaxial Loading Conditions. Volume II.
- File
- PB284952.pdf
- Author(s)
- Vinson, T. S.; Czajkowski, R. L.; Li, J. C.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., January 1977, 303 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- MSU/CE-77/1
- Abstract
- As part of a long-term study to evaluate dynamic properties of frozen soils under simulated earthquake and low frequency loading conditions, dynamic Young's moduli and damping ratios of several types of artificially frozen soils and ice at two densities have been evaluated using cyclic triaxial test equipment. The scope of studies associated with the research program includes the development of the cyclic triaxial test system and experimental techniques employed to evaluate dynamic properties of frozen soils and ice, a discussion of the experimental results, and a comparison of the experimental results obtained in the present study to those obtained by previous investigators. The results of the research work are presented in two volumes. The work presented in this volume is associated with the experimental techniques employed to evaluate dynamic properties of frozen cohesionless soils, a discussion of the experimental results, and a comparison of the experimental results of the present study to those obtained by previous investigators.
- Keywords
- Dynamic properties; Frozen soils; Silts; Alaska; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Cyclic loads; Noncohesive soils; Permafrost; Sands; Triaxial tests