On the dynmaic characterization of soils

摘要

Selected topics relevant to the dynamic characterization of soils are discussed. Some recent state of the art papers in this area are reviewed. Two topics that the authors have explored are discussed in greater detail, namely, issues involved in bender element testing, and load frequency effects in dynamic testing of soils. Sample disturbance represents a major limitation to davances in characterizing small strain dynamic properties of soil, and additional research in this area is warranted.