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0.6
Vaid & Sivathayalan (1996); Vaid et al (1996
)
Frazer River sand,water pluviated
Undrained direct simple shear tests
20% shear strain
Tests with
s
'
vc
= 50,100, 200 & 400 kPa
At phase transformation
0.4
Tests with
s
'
vc
= 200 kPa
At 10% shear strain
10% shear strain
At 20% shear strain
Phase transformation
0.2
0.0
0
20
40
60
80
Relative Density, D
R
(%)
Fig. 1.7. Undrained shear resistance ratios mobilized indirect simpleshear
testson Fraser river sandat different relative densities and shear strainlevels
(after Vaid and Sivathayalan, 1996; Vaid et al., 1996)
0.6
Yoshimine et al (1999)
Toyoura sand, dry pluviation
Undrained simple shear tests
Tests with
s
'
vc
= 50 to 300 kPa
At phase transformation
0.4
0.2
Range for phase
transformation
0.0
0
20
40
60
80
Relative Density, D
R
(%)
Fig. 1.8. Undrained shear resistanceratios mobilized insimple shear testson Toyoura
sandatphasetransformationfordifferentrelativedensities(afterYoshimineetal.,1999)
