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Title: Strain-Controlled Cyclic Triaxial Tests
Cyclic triaxial strain controlled tests conducted to study the liquefaction strength of Ottawa F65 sand at three different densities. The dataset may be used in the assessment of the performance of current and future constitutive models for sands.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1635524
NSF-PAR ID:
10474524
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Designsafe-CI
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Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Test, Liquefaction, Sand, Stress-Strain Response
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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