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S - Kam Ng PhD Dissertation Final.pdf - Digital Repository of CCEE ...

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Upward Traveling Wave, W u (kN)F(t)=0F(t)=0Damping Factor, J (s/m)Quake Value, q (mm)27921.81.61.4Shaft Damping Factor (Js)Toe Damping Factor (JT)Hannigan et al. (1998) for JsHannigan et al.(1998) for JT161412Shaft Quake (qs)Toe Quake (qT)Hannigan et al. (1998) for qsHannigan et al. (1998) for qT1.21010.80.60.40.28642D/60D/12000.0001 0.01 100.0001 0.01 1Time After EOD (Day)Time After EOD (Day)(a) J versus Time(b) q versus TimeFigure 7.5: Time measured after EOD versus (a) damping factors; and (b) quake valuesobtained from recently completed field tests using CAPWAP for cohesive soils180016001400120010008006004002000-200t=2L/CReboundingUnloading0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140Time, t (ms)Figure 7.6: Typical upward traveling wave force (W u ) collected from the field tests

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