Field Testing with MK15 Shaker (2012 Re-Test)

• Main Authors: Reinert, Edward, Stewart, Jonathan, Moss, R.E.S., Ahdi, Sean, Brandenberg, Scott
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) 2013
• Subjects: Peat; Levee; Sherman Island; Delta; Field Test; MK15; Earthquake; Saturated
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.4231/d38g8fh6g; https://www.designsafe-ci.org/data/browser/public/nees.public/NEES-2008-0644.groups/Experiment-7

This experiment involved the re-testing of the embankment using the NEES@UCLA MK15 eccentric mass shaker. The plan of shaking was similar to the previous year's shakes. Modifications to this experiment include repair of the timber shaker base, re-compaction of the embankment soils, and saturation of the dessicated peat layer at the site. Saturation of the peat involved building a berm around the embankment and then flooding the area with water from a nearby drainage ditch.