<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The behaviour of a water-saturated sand deposit subjected to dynamic loads induced by the propagation of Rayleigh surface waves is analysed. Cyclic shearing of the saturated sand matrix due to ground motions results in the development of excess pore pressures in the soil and its subsequent liquefaction. The phenomena of pore pressure generation and soil liquefaction are investigated within the framework of a compaction theory for saturated granular media. The results of calculations, carried out by a finite-element method, illustrate the evolution of pore pressures and the development of liquefaction zones in the soil, and show the variation of surface wave parameters with the progressive degradation of the strength of the subsoil.</p></abstract>

The behaviour of a water-saturated sand deposit subjected to dynamic loads induced by the propagation of Rayleigh surface waves is analysed. Cyclic shearing of the saturated sand matrix due to ground motions results in the development of excess pore pressures in the soil and its subsequent liquefaction. The phenomena of pore pressure generation and soil liquefaction are investigated within the framework of a compaction theory for saturated granular media. The results of calculations, carried out by a finite-element method, illustrate the evolution of pore pressures and the development of liquefaction zones in the soil, and show the variation of surface wave parameters with the progressive degradation of the strength of the subsoil.

Rayleigh Waves Transformation in Liquefying Water-saturated Sands

Institute of Hydro-Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kościerska 7, 80-328 Gdańsk,

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The behaviour of a water-saturated sand deposit subjected to dynamic loads induced by the propagation of Rayleigh surface waves is analysed. Cyclic shearing of...

Rayleigh Waves Transformation in Liquefying Water-saturated Sands

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 173 - 190

Received: Nov 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2016-0011

Keywords
Rayleigh surface wave, water-saturated sand, excess pore pressure generation, soil liquefaction

© 2016 Ryszard Staroszczyk, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Rayleigh Waves Transformation in Liquefying Water-saturated Sands

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 173 - 190

Received: Nov 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2016-0011

KeywordsRayleigh surface wave, water-saturated sand, excess pore pressure generation, soil liquefaction

© 2016 Ryszard Staroszczyk, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Rayleigh surface wave, water-saturated sand, excess pore pressure generation, soil liquefaction