SPT-Vs & G/G0~γ

For UCLA Dry Sand Settlement

SPT-Vs Conversion:

•Seed & Idriss (1970) 

1.Seed, H.B., and Idriss, I.M., (1970), "Soil Moduli and Damping Factors for Dynamic Response Analyses." Report No. EERC 70‑10, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, California

•Branderberg et al. (2010)

2.Brandenberg, S. J., Bellana, N., and Shantz, T. (2010), Shear wave velocity as function of standard penetration test resistance and vertical effective stress at California bridge sites, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.

•Andrus et al (2004) 

3.Andrus, D.A., Piratheepan, P., Ellis, B.S., Zhang, J., and Juang, C.H. (2004), "Comparing Liquefaction Evaluation Methods Using Penetration‑VS Relationships", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Volume 24, Issues 9‑10, October 2004, Pages 713‑721

•Yi (2016)

4.Yi, F. 2016, "Estimation of Shear Wave Velocity Based on SPT Profile Data", 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation, 5 - 9 September 2016, Jupiters Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

G/G0~γ Relationship:

•Iwasaki et al (1978) (recommended) 

1.Iwasaki, T., Tatsuoka, F., and Takagi, Y., (1978), Shear Modulus of sands under cyclic torsional shear loading, Soils and Foundations, 18(1), 39‑50

•Menq (2003)

2.Menq, F. Y. (2003). Dynamic Properties of Sandy and Gravelly Soils, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, 364.

•Darendeli (2001) 

3.Darendeli, M. (2001). Development of a new family of normalized modulus reduction and material damping curves, Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. of Texas.