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The Effect of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate on the Mitigation of Liquefaction in Shaking Table

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Non-conventional materials are often applied to dissipate the energy of dynamic loads and mitigate liquefaction. In this study, the effect of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA) on the mitigation of liquefaction was examined using shaking table tests. LECA, a common lightweight material, was added to saturated sand in a range of 0–20% to study the variation of excess pore water pressure (EPWP) generation, as well as the acceleration response of the soil. Based on the obtained results, the addition of 5% and 10% LECA to saturated sand resulted in a significant decrease in the generation of EPWP, while higher LECA content led to an increase in the generation of EPWP. The mechanisms behind such behaviors contradict the effects of increasing the dam** of the soil mixture and reducing the effective initial stress as a function of overall mixture density. Adding 5 and 10% LECA reduces EPWP because aggregates accelerate the dissipation of EPWP during and after vibration. As the percentage of LECA increases by 15% and 20%, excess pore pressure ratio increases. The cause of this may be the reduction of effective initial stress leading to reduced soil density in higher-LECA contents. 10% LECA is presented as the threshold for changing the liquefaction behavior of sand-LECA mixtures. This study concludes that adding LECA to sand samples increases the rate of dissipation of EPWP, but also leads to a significant decrease in initial effective stress.

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Ghorbani, A., Rabanifar, H. The Effect of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate on the Mitigation of Liquefaction in Shaking Table. Geotech Geol Eng 39, 1861–1875 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01592-z

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