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													Prediction of Damping Ratio and Shear Modulus of Saturated  Clay Soil under Rotating Machine |  
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													| PP: 585-594 |  
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													| doi:10.18576/amis/180310   |  
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													| Mohammed Y. Fattah,
                                                    
													Ahmed S. Abdulrasool,
                                                    
													Mohamed A. Hafez,
                                                    
													Nahla M. Salim,
                                                    
													Anna R. Haroon, |  
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													| Abstract |  
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													| Developing countries industrial growth necessitates innovative machine foundation design and resilient 
infrastructure. Meanwhile, soil properties play a significant role in the satisfactory design of machine foundations. The paper 
presents an experimental work to determine accurately the damping ratio and shear modulus by equations. The paper studies 
the effect of different parameters (embedded depth of foundation, shape of footing, and changing operating frequency of 
machine) on the damping ratio and shear modulus of saturated clay soil. Moreover, mathematical expressions are derived 
from statistical analysis to predict the damping ratio for rectangular and circular footing on saturated clay. The physical 
model results reveal that the damping ratio inside the soil will be increased with an increase in the depth of the point inside 
the soil for all cases. The damping ratio tends to decrease with an increase in operating frequency. The maximum damping 
ratio has occurred below a rectangular foundation with a 16.6 Hz operating frequency in saturated clay. The damping ratio 
is a function of many factors, such as embedment depth, degree of saturation, shape of foundation, and operation frequency 
of the machine. |  
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