aInstitute of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
bFacultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Catlica de la Santsima Concepcin, Alonso de Rivera 2850 Concepcin, Chile
Abstract:
The compactivity of sand due to cyclic loading with a high number (N>103) of small cycles (εampl≤10?3) cannot be described by void ratio and stress alone. It depends strongly on the soil fabric usually described as ‘cyclic preloading’. The cyclic preloading cannot be measured directly in situ but correlates well with the liquefaction resistance. This paper demonstrates this correlation on the basis of laboratory tests. Practical applications can be derived from this work.