37.9.3 - Measurement
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What is residual strength?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to soil after a liquefaction event.
Name one laboratory method to measure residual strength.
💡 Hint: It has 'shear' in its name and involves rings.
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What does residual strength measure?
💡 Hint: Focus on the state of the soil after an event.
True or False: The ring shear test simulates field conditions perfectly.
💡 Hint: Consider the differences between lab and real-world settings.
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Consider a case where a soil layer undergoes liquefaction during an earthquake and then is measured using ring shear tests. What factors would you evaluate to understand its residual strength?
💡 Hint: Think about the properties of the soil and how they change after liquefaction.
In a real-world scenario, how would back-analysis of a liquefied slope assist in designing more resilient structures? What key aspects would you focus on?
💡 Hint: Reflect on learning from past mistakes and how to prevent them in the future.
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