TY - GEN
T1 - Behavior of lattice-type ground improvement by cement-mixing for liquefaction mitigation
AU - Koseki, Junichi
AU - Namikawa, Tsutomu
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - 3-D FE analyses were conducted on lattice-type ground improvement by in-situ cement-mixing for liquefaction mitigation during earthquakes. By using an elasto-plastic model considering post-peak strain-softening properties in shear and tensile regions, seismic performance could be evaluated more rationally. Since tensile behavior of cement-treated sand was the key issue for the seismic performance of the lattice-type ground improvement, different types of laboratory tests and their numerical simulation were also performed. It was revealed that unconfined tension tests yield reasonable estimates of the actual tensile strength. Due to effects of shear failure below the loading strip, the tensile strength is underestimated in splitting tests. On the other hand, due to effects of stress re-distribution that is induced by the strain-softening behavior in the tensile region, the tensile strength is overestimated in bending tests.
AB - 3-D FE analyses were conducted on lattice-type ground improvement by in-situ cement-mixing for liquefaction mitigation during earthquakes. By using an elasto-plastic model considering post-peak strain-softening properties in shear and tensile regions, seismic performance could be evaluated more rationally. Since tensile behavior of cement-treated sand was the key issue for the seismic performance of the lattice-type ground improvement, different types of laboratory tests and their numerical simulation were also performed. It was revealed that unconfined tension tests yield reasonable estimates of the actual tensile strength. Due to effects of shear failure below the loading strip, the tensile strength is underestimated in splitting tests. On the other hand, due to effects of stress re-distribution that is induced by the strain-softening behavior in the tensile region, the tensile strength is overestimated in bending tests.
KW - Cement-mixing
KW - Lattice-type improvement
KW - Tensile property
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U2 - 10.3850/GI081
DO - 10.3850/GI081
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78149396990
SN - 9789810831240
T3 - Geotechnical Society of Singapore - International Symposium on Ground Improvement Technologies and Case Histories, ISGI'09
SP - 257
EP - 262
BT - Geotechnical Society of Singapore - International Symposium on Ground Improvement Technologies and Case Histories, ISGI'09
T2 - International Symposium on Ground Improvement Technologies and Case Histories, ISGI'09
Y2 - 9 December 2009 through 12 December 2009
ER -