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Data from an extensive series of drained tests on dense sand in a directional shear cell have been used to explore the interaction of inherent and induced anisotropy. The essential link between previous strain and induced anisotropy has been demonstrated. This link is shown to hold regardless of any inherent anisotropy or previous cyclic rotation of principal stress directions. In dense sand a small permanent shear strain of the order of 0·5% leads to significant induced anisotropy. Induced anisotropy is shown as causing very large directional variations in stiffness of sand and associated capability for porewater pressure generation. The underlying causes of inherent and induced anisotropy are discussed and related to the widely recognized persistence of inherent anisotropy which frequently controls peak shear resistance. Possible methods for predicting the effects of anisotropy are briefly discussed.

Des données obtenues à partir d'une série grande d'essais drainés effectués sur du sable dense dans une cellule de cisaillement directionnel ont été employées pour étudier l'interaction entre l'anisotropie inhérente et induite. On a démontré que le lien essentiel prouvé entre la déformation précédente et l'anisotropie induite reste valable indépendamment de l'anisotropie inhérente ou de la rotation cyclique précédente des directions principales de contrainte. Dans du sable dense une petite déformation de cisaillement permanente de l'ordre de 0, 5% produit une anisotropie induite importante. On indique comment l'anisotropie induite provoque de très grandes variations différentielles dans la rigidité du sable et la capacité associée pour générer la pression de l'eau interstitielle. Les raisons profondes de l'anisotropie inhérente et induite sont discutées et reliées à la persistance connue de l'anisotropie inhérente qui régit fréquemment la résistance maximale au cisaillement. L'article discute brièvement des methods possibles pour prévoir les effets de l'anisotropie.

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