Figure 1:
Modified pedestal and top cap of triaxial apparatus, fitted with disk-type piezoelectric transducers at their respective centers.
Figure 2:
Specimen preparation and saturation.
Figure 3:
Water injection/drainage setup.
Figure 4:
Schematic layout of modified SWCC wave velocity apparatus.
Figure 5:
Travel time determination of compression wave signals.
Figure 6:
Travel time determination of shear wave signals.
Figure 7:
Soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) of Edosaki sand.
Figure 8:
Relationship b/w suction and (a) shear wave velocity, (b) compression wave velocity.
Figure 9:
Effect of variation in relative density on matric suction, shear wave velocity, and compression wave velocities with volumetric water content.
Figure 10:
Measured Poisson’s ratio versus matric suction and volumetric water content.
Figure 11:
Relation between soil moduli and degree of saturation.