Morphological insights into the liquefaction and post-liquefaction response of sands with geotextile inclusions using drained constant volume simple shear tests

Lakkimsetti, B and Latha, GM (2023) Morphological insights into the liquefaction and post-liquefaction response of sands with geotextile inclusions using drained constant volume simple shear tests. In: Geotextiles and Geomembranes .

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Abstract

The present study aims to explore and bring out morphological insights into the prior-liquefaction, liquefaction, and post-liquefaction response of sands with geotextile inclusions. For this, a series of multi-stage drained constant volume simple shear tests with different cyclic stress ratios (CSR ranging from 0.1125 to 0.225) and different frequencies (f of 0.2 and 1.0 Hz) were carried out on completely dry specimens constituted with granular materials of three distinct grain morphologies (rounded, subrounded, and angular) reinforced with a nonwoven geotextile. The study also consists of morphological quantifications through image analysis algorithms and direct shear tests on sand-geotextile interfaces. Test results revealed that the inclusion of geotextile increased the liquefaction resistance and post-liquefaction shear strength of all the materials, irrespective of their particle morphology. However, the beneficial effects are more in the case of specimens constituted with angular particles. The effect of loading frequency on the response is also established. The interlocking and ploughing tendency of the angular particles leads to the mobilization of the maximum tensile strength of geotextile, which enhances the additional confinement and prevents the lateral movement of particles, thereby providing the maximum benefit.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Geotextiles and Geomembranes
Publisher:	Elsevier Ltd
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to the Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords:	Cyclic simple shear test; Geotextile; Image analysis; Liquefaction; Particle morphology
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2023 09:00
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2023 09:00
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/82648

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