Evaluation of Babolsar Sand Behaviour by Using Static Triaxial Tests and Comparison with Case History

Sina Salamatpoor, Siavash Salamatpoor

Department of Civil Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

DOI: 10.4236/ojce.2014.43016                

Abstract

An experimental study is carried out to investigate the static liquefaction of sand. For this purpose, Babolsar sand with its liquefiable parameters such as soil properties and high seismic level of underground water are investigated using static compression drained and un-drained tri-axial tests under isotropically and anisotropically conditions. Also, the data results of this sand are compared with those of the previous studies on soil case history. The study results indicate that Babolsar sand can experience the whole possible states of liquefaction soil, i.e. flow failure, limited and dilation behavior.

Keywords

Liquefaction Susceptibility, Triaxial Test, Isotropic, Anisotropic, Steady-State, Strength Ratio

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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