Soil testing using a Chirp RC

Adolfo Cavallari
Abstract:
The Resonant Column (RC) test is the standard to determine dynamic and static parameter of soils and rocks under different shear strain and confining conditions. The test consists of vibrating a cylindrical specimen in torsion establishing a fundamental mode, measuring the resonant frequency and amplitude of vibration with a frequency search. In order to minimize the spectral content beyond the used frequency range, borrowing a radar technique, a “Chirp” is used. This continuous modulation improves the system measurement performances, minimizing the effect of the number of cycles, reducing the test time and increasing the frequency resolution.
Keywords:
Resonant, Chirp, Shear, Torsion, Soil
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IMEKO-TC4-2014-495.pdf
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2014
Title:

20th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 18th TC4 International Workshop on ADC and DCA Modeling and Testing, IWADC)
"Research on Electrical and Electronic Measurement for the Economic Upturn"

Place:
Benevento, ITALY
Time:
15 September 2014 - 17 September 2014