TY - JOUR ID - 55250 TI - Behaviour of Sand under Cyclic Loadings JO - Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences JA - GSJ LA - en SN - 1023-7429 AU - Rezaei, F. AD -  Associated Professor, Research Institute for Earth Sciences, Geological Survey of Iran Y1 - 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 20 IS - 80 SP - 183 EP - 188 KW - Static cyclic loading KW - Liquefaction KW - Contraction and dilation behavior KW - Modified direct shear box DO - 10.22071/gsj.2011.55250 N2 - Behavior of sands under static and dynamic cyclic and monotonous loadings is the most common problem of Geotechnitiens.. This paper presents results of cyclic loading on loose and dense silica and carbonate sands using a modified direct shear box. The laboratory shear box was modified so that the lower part of the box was composed of a metal plate with sand grains glued at its surface. Various test parameters such as sand type, sand density, interface conditions, number and form of cyclic loading were studied to explore behavior of soil-soil and soil-structure under naturally occurring loading conditions. Results showed that the two sand types tested demonstrate contraction behavior at the beginning but dilation performance later on. Shear and normal forces decreased during the tests; the decline was larger for carbonate sand than for the silica one. The reduction of shear and normal force increased with decreasing density of sand. This reduction behavior of forces in tests with zero displacement under cyclic loading is similar to the liquefaction phenomena and these results might be applied to evaluate liquefaction problem. UR - http://www.gsjournal.ir/article_55250.html L1 - http://www.gsjournal.ir/article_55250_62dcc46df6b86de3663b1383b232b5b2.pdf ER -