Research Article
Cyclic Loading Test for the Small-Strain Shear Modulus of Saturated Soft Clay and Its Failure Mechanism
| No. | (kPa) | (Hz) | CSR | Cyclic strain (%) |
| 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 0.476 | — | 2 | 50 | 0.02 | 0.551 | — | 3 | 50 | 0.02 | 0.625 | — | 4 | 100 | 0.02 | 0.489 | — | 5 | 100 | 0.02 | 0.516 | — | 6 | 100 | 0.02 | 0.571 | — | 7 | 100 | 0.02 | 0.625 | — | 8 | 200 | 0.02 | 0.362 | — | 9 | 200 | 0.02 | 0.392 | — | 10 | 200 | 0.02 | 0.447 | — | 11 | 200 | 0.02 | 0.517 | — | 12 | 300 | 0.02 | 0.432 | — | 13 | 300 | 0.02 | 0.472 | — | 14 | 300 | 0.02 | 0.569 | — | 15 | 100 | 0.02 | — | 0.5 | 16 | 100 | 0.02 | — | 1 | 17 | 100 | 0.02 | — | 2 | 18 | 200 | 0.02 | — | 0.75 | 19 | 200 | 0.02 | — | 2 | 20 | 200 | 0.02 | — | 3 |
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