Dynamic Deformation Properties of Aluminum Rods Ground by Shaking Table Test Using Multilayered Shear Soil Tank

Key Points

• To clarify the dynamic deformation properties of aluminum rods in layered soil under varying conditions.
• Conducted elastic wave velocity tests and vibration experiments using a special shear soil tank.
• Utilized image analysis to measure shear strain up to approximately 0.02%.
• Modified shaking table tests by gradually increasing input acceleration.
• G/G0-shear strain and hysteretic damping-shear strain relationships resemble those of real sand.
• Initial shear modulus G0 shows a linear relationship with confining pressure up to 0.8m depth.
• The aluminum rods exhibit higher sensitivity to confining pressure compared to typical sand.