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Soils and Foundations, 2021 Bender elements have been used as a non-destructive soil investigation technique by many researchers and have proven to be effective in predicting the shear strength of various soils.
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Machine learning-based pattern recognition of Bender element signals for predicting sand particle-size [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study explores the potential of integrating bender element signals with a convolutional neural network (CNN) to predict the particle size distribution of relatively uniform sand.
Yong-Hoon Byun +4 more
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Analysis of Bender Element signals during triaxial testing
Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2015 This paper presents and discusses three different wave propagation methods used to evaluate the shear wave velocities, Vs , computed from Bender Element (BE) analyses during triaxial testing.
David Guillermo Zapata-Medina +2 more
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Continuous Evaluation of Shear Wave Velocity from Bender Elements during Monotonic Triaxial Loading [PDF]
Materials, 2023 Ahmed Khalil, Zahid Khan, Mousa F Attom
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A Computational Platform for Automatic Signal Processing for Bender Element Sensors
AlgorithmsThe small strain shear modulus is an important characteristic of geomaterials that can be measured experimentally using piezoelectric sensors (bender elements).
Ionuţ Dragoş Moldovan +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2017 This paper discusses the application of piezoceramic bender elements (BEs) for measurement of shear wave velocity in the time and frequency domain in a triaxial cell under different isotropic confinement. Different interpretation methods were used in the
Katarzyna Gabryś +3 more
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An evaluation of the effect of matric suction on the dynamic strain-dependent parameters of an unsaturated silt [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This research investigates the influence of matric suction on the variation of shear modulus and damping ratio of a silty soil in very small to medium shear strain levels.
Haeri S. Mohsen +2 more
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Shear modulus of hydrate bearing calcareous sand-fines mixture [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 This article presents a laboratory study on the maximum shear modulus of a THF hydrate bearing calcareous sand (CS)–fines mixture. The maximum shear modulus was inferred from the shear wave velocity measured from the bender elements installed in a ...
Ji Litong +3 more
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Local Stiffness Assessment of Geogrid-Stabilized Unbound Aggregates in a Large-Scale Testbed
Applied Sciences, 2023 This paper integrates and extends an earlier article presented at the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. The generation of a stiffened zone in the proximity of a geogrid is one of the primary mechanisms of ...
Mingu Kang +4 more
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Dynamic Properties of Calcareous Sands from Urban Areas of Abu Dhabi
Applied Sciences, 2022 Abu Dhabi (ABD) has recently developed its national building code that mandates dynamic analysis of large structures to seismic loadings. Large strain dynamic properties such as shear modulus (G) and damping ratio (D) of local undisturbed calcareous ...
Ahmed Khalil +4 more
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