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01-04-2009 | Original Paper

Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio of Organic Soils

Authors: P. Kallioglou, Th. Tika, G. Koninis, St. Papadopoulos, K. Pitilakis

Published in: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Issue 2/2009

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Abstract

The paper presents results from a laboratory investigation into the dynamic properties of natural intact and model organic soils by means of resonant-column tests. The natural intact organic soils were sands, cohesive soils and peats with varying content of calcium carbonate. The model organic soils were formed in laboratory by mixing kaolinite and paper pulp. The influence of various soil parameters, such as strain level, confining stress, void ratio, plasticity index, organic content and secondary consolidation time on shear modulus, G, and damping ratio, DT, is presented and discussed. The test results on natural organic soils show that only high organic contents (OC ≥ 25%) have significant influence on G and DT at both small and high shear strains. For the model organic soils, however, a significant influence of even lower values of organic content (5% ≤ OC ≤ 20%) on G at small strains and DT at both small and high strains is observed.

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Title: Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio of Organic Soils
Authors: P. Kallioglou
Th. Tika
G. Koninis
St. Papadopoulos
K. Pitilakis
Publication date: 01-04-2009
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0960-3182
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1529
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-008-9224-1

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