DEFORMATION CHAIRACTERSTIC OF COFIESIONLESS SORLS DUE TO VEBRATIONS

Abstract

Attempt has been made to study the possibility of testing cohesionless soil samples under vibrations on a small shaking table in which amplitude and frequency could be adjusted. The veriables considered include fre-quency of vibration, amplitude, specimen size and loading intensity. The deformations of the samples were measured with dial gauges at various frequencies with time interval of 60 seconds. The results show that loading stress and intensity of acceleration have remarkable effect on the deformation of samples tested. A critical review of the available literature on vibratory loading of soils has also been presented.