Grain size analysis and maximum and minimum dry density testing of Ottawa F-65 sand for LEAP-UCD-2017

TJ Carey, N Stone, BL Kutter - Model tests and numerical simulations of …, 2020 - Springer
Ottawa F-65 sand (supplied by US Silica, Ottawa, Illinois) was selected as the standard sand
for LEAP-UCD-2017. Between December 2017 and February 2018, each LEAP research …

LEAP-UCD-2017 comparison of centrifuge test results

BL Kutter, TJ Carey, N Stone, BL Zheng… - Model tests and …, 2020 - Springer
This paper compares experimental results from every facility for LEAP-UCD-2017. The
specified experiment consisted of a submerged medium-dense clean sand with a 5-degree …

Investigation of key parameters and issues in simulating centrifuge model tests of a sheet-pile wall retaining a liquefiable soil deposit

D Basu, R Pretell, J Montgomery… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations of centrifuge experiments examining a sheet-pile wall with a
liquefiable backfill are conducted and results are compared against the experimental …

Predictions of seismic response for sheet-pile wall in liquefiable deposit within LEAP 2022 using the CycLiq constitutive model

B Hu-Yan, R Wang, J Yu, JM Zhang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Projects (LEAP) organized centrifuge
tests and corresponding numerical predictions for the seismic response of sheet-pile wall in …

Mechanisms of shear strain accumulation in laboratory experiments on sands exhibiting cyclic mobility behavior

F Humire, K Ziotopoulou - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
The factors and mechanisms controlling the accumulation of shear strains of clean uniform
sands exhibiting cyclic mobility behavior under level-ground conditions are examined. This …

Numerical simulations of LEAP centrifuge tests for seismic response of liquefiable sloping ground

Z Qiu, A Elgamal - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents numerical simulations of a liquefiable sloping ground related to LEAP-
UCD-2017 and LEAP-Asia-2019 (Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Projects) dynamic …

LEAP-2017 simulation exercise: Calibration of constitutive models and simulation of the element tests

MT Manzari, M El Ghoraiby, M Zeghal, BL Kutter… - Model tests and …, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents a summary of the element test simulations (calibration simulations)
submitted by 11 numerical simulation (prediction) teams that participated in the LEAP-2017 …

Pore Pressure and Evaluation at High Overburden Pressure under Field Drainage Conditions. I: Centrifuge Experiments

M Ni, T Abdoun, R Dobry, K Zehtab, A Marr… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
This article is the first of two companion papers studying the effect of overburden pressure
on the liquefaction behavior of saturated Ottawa sand. A series of four centrifuge tests were …

Pore Pressure and Evaluation at High Overburden Pressure under Field Drainage Conditions. II: Additional Interpretation

T Abdoun, M Ni, R Dobry, K Zehtab, A Marr… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
This article is the second of two companion papers studying the effect of a high overburden
pressure on the liquefaction behavior of saturated Ottawa sand. A series of four centrifuge …

Evaluation of field sand liquefaction including partial drainage under low and high overburden using a generalized bounding surface model

W El-Sekelly, R Dobry, T Abdoun, M Ni - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2022 - Elsevier
The article presents simulations of the seismic liquefaction response of dense and loose
clean Ottawa sand under low and high overburden in the centrifuge, using Program …