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esrj-20995	Della, Noureddine	Laboratory testing of the Monotonic behavior of partially saturated sandy soil	2010	6	.pdf	application/pdf	3951	193	58	However, the recent results of the in-situ tests include the measurements of the velocity of the compression waves (Vp), and indicate that the condition of partial saturation can exist above the level of the phreatic ground for a few meters due to the presence of bubbles of air (Ishihara et al., 2001 and Nakazawa et al., 2004) or the presence of gas bubbles in the marine sediments and sands containing oils as noted by Mathiroban and Grozic (2004).The effects of a condition of partial saturation on liquefaction were approached by some researchers (as by Atigh and Byrne, 2004; Mathiroban and Grozic, 2004; Pietruszczak et al., 2003; Yang and Sato, 2001).The condition of saturation of soil samples in laboratory can be evaluated by measuring the value of the coefficient of Skempton B or the speed of compression waves Vp as suggested by Ishihara et al. (2001). Results of the tests Drained compression Tests Figure 5 shows the results of the drained compression tests carried out for coefficients of Skempton B ranging between 13 and 90%.	cache/esrj-20995.pdf	txt/esrj-20995.txt