Artículo de publicación ISIThe compactivity of sand due to cyclic loading with a high number (NO103) of small cycles (3ampl%10K3) cannot be described by void ratio and stress alone. It depends strongly on the soil fabric usually described as ‘cyclic preloading’. The cyclic preloading cannot be measured directly in situ but correlates well with the liquefaction resistance. This paper demonstrates this correlation on the basis of laboratory tests. Practical applications can be derived from this work.