Determination of Vs30 for seismic ground classification in the Ljubljana area, SloveniaRošer, Janez (Avtor) Gosar, Andrej (Avtor) , Fakulteta za gradbeništvo, prometno inženirstvo in arhitekturo Univerze v Mariboru (Lastnik avtorskih pravic) microtremor survey methodsshear-wave velocityseismic site effectmicrozonationEurocode 8The shear modulus, known as Gmax, is a key parameter for predicting the static and dynamic behavior of soils. Its value decreases by increasing the shear strain. This is because of reducing the soil’s stiffness as a result of increasing the shear deformation. The increasing of the shear modulus by increasing the shear strain is affected by some of the soil properties, such as the Void ratio (e), the Over consolidated ratio (OCR), the Normal stress (σ), the Plasticity index (PI), the Water content (ω%), the Shear strain rate, the Soil structure, and the Loading history, etc. In this paper, undrained, direct shear tests were conducted to study the effect of the plasticity index (PI) and the normal stress (σ) on the shear behavior and the shear modulus of remolded clays. The results show that the normalized shear modulus at a constant strain will generally increase as the σ and PI increase, and the common empirical equations for undisturbed soils at γ = 0~0.1 might be applicable for the disturbed soils too.20102018-06-11 09:20:09Znanstveno delo70727ISSN: 1854-0171UDK: 550.34OceCobissID: 215987712COBISS_ID: 1051487ISSN pri članku: 1854-0171NUK URN: URN:SI:UM:DK:DTUBUFIZslFakulteta za gradbeništvo, prometno inženirstvo in arhitekturo Univerze v Mariboru