Abstract
This paper describes the results of the experimental studies on strength-deformation characteristics of a sensitive clay subjected to repeated loading.
The repeated load was applied to the soil specimens consolidated in advance at various confining pressures, and excess pore pressure and deformation of the specimens were determined. Furthermore, strength of the specimens after application of a certain number of repeated loading and those after consolidation were compared.
Since bonding between soil perticles in the Osaka sensitive clay is broken dwon by repeated loading, strength recovery is rather small even after reconsolidation.
