Flexible Temporary Shield in Soft and Sensitive Clay: 3D FE Modelling of Experimental Field Test

Table 8

Calculation of modulus reduction factor and corresponding elastic modulus () and shear modulus () from shear strain.

Depth (m)	Shear strain, (m/m); (10^-3)	Modulus factor () value from Vucetic and Dobry [23] curve (for )	(kPa)	(kPa)
0	0	0	0	0
0.6	0.24	0.7	11,200
1	0.351	0.6	10,800
2	0.745	0.46	6,900
3	0.486	0.5	8,000
4	1.415	0.12	1,980
5	0.79	0.43	9,030
6	1.247	0.14	2,520
7	0.814	0.36	6,480
8	0.053	0.83	19,090
9	0.035	0.85	22,100
10	0.028	0.86	23,220
11	0.025	0.87	23,490
12	0.016	0.88	23,760
13	0.012	0.9	24,300
14	0.007	0.98	26,460