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The electrical resistivity method was verified as an optional technique to monitor the change of mesostructure of saturated soils. To investigate the change laws of resistivity and analyze the reliquefaction meso-mechanism during the consecutive liquefaction process, five successive impact liquefaction tests were performed in a one-dimensional cubical chamber. The resistivity variation and excess pore water pressure (EPWP) were measured. The results indicate that the excess pore water pressure experienced four stages: quick increase stage, slow dissipation stage, rapid dissipation stage, and stability stage. Meanwhile, a swift decrease of resistivity emerged before the start of the rapid dissipation stage of EPWP, and then an increasing trend of resistivity is demonstrated with the densification of soil. It is proved that the vertical pore connectivity of liquefied sand is better than its random deposit state, based on a comparative study of porosity calculated from the settlement and resistivity of sand after each test.
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This project was supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration (Grant No. 2019D04), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51978317), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20200996), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2020M681566).
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Supported by: Scientific Research Fund of the Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration under Grant No. 2019D04, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 51978317, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant No. BK20200996, and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant No. 2020M681566
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Wang, B., Xiao, X., Zhang, L. et al. Electrical resistivity change of saturated sand during reliquefaction under hammering loading. Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib. 22, 613–622 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-023-2191-y
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