Abstract: Sands consisting of pumice particles are found in the northern part of the North Island of New Zealand. These pumice sands are highly crushable, compressible, and lightweight due to the vesicular nature of the particles, ...

Abstract: This paper focuses on the small-strain shear modulus (Gmax) of natural pumiceous (NP) sands, a type of crushable volcanic soil commonly found in the North Island of New Zealand. These sands are also compressible and ...