Cyclic Degradation Characteristics of Undisturbed Soft Clay considering Anisotropy

Table 3

Test plan.

Series	Test	Confining pressure (kPa)	K0	(kPa)	(kPa)		CSR	(Hz)
I	A101	50	0.410	15	6	0.4	0.15	0.1
	A102	50	0.410	30	12	0.4	0.30
	A103	50	0.453	30	12	0.4	0.30
	A104	50	0.505	30	12	0.4	0.30
	A105	50	0.410	45	18	0.4	0.50
	A106	50	0.410	45	18	0.4	0.50
II	A201	50	0.410	15	6	0.4	0.15	0.5
	A202	50	0.410	15	6	0.4	0.15
	A203	50	0.410	30	12	0.4	0.30
	A204	50	0.410	30	12	0.4	0.30
	A205	50	0.410	45	18	0.4	0.50
	A206	50	0.410	45	18	0.4	0.50
III	A301	50	0.410	15	6	0.4	0.15	1
	A302	50	0.410	15	6	0.4	0.15
	A303	50	0.410	30	12	0.4	0.30
	A304	50	0.410	30	12	0.4	0.30
	A305	50	0.410	45	18	0.4	0.50
	A306	50	0.410	45	18	0.4	0.50

Note. K₀, deviatoric consolidation ratio; , vertical dynamic stress amplitude; , dynamic torsion stress amplitude; , torsional dynamic stress ratio; CSR, cyclic stress ratio; , loading frequency.