Zero-Displacement Lateral Spreads, 1999 Kocaeli, Turkey, Earthquake
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 1
Abstract
Three potential lateral spreads exhibited negligible displacements during the 1999 Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake even though they were located within of the fault rupture. These spreads are analyzed to verify and augment current procedures for predicting liquefaction resistance and lateral spread displacement. The sites include Çark Canal and Cumhuriyet Avenue in Adapazari, underlain by fine-grained sediment, and Degirmendere Nose adjacent to Izmit Bay, a steeply sloping area underlain by moderately dense silty sand. The plasticity index and moisture content criteria of Bray and Sancio set forth in 2006 indicate that much of the fine-grained sediment is liquefiable. Even though liquefaction likely occurred, lateral spreading did not occur due either to the dilative nature of fine-grained, sandlike sediments or the inherent strength of claylike sediments. Corrected blow counts, , in moderately dense sand at Degirmendere Nose range from 15 to 25 blows/ , indicating that liquefaction should have occurred but that the silty sand was too dense and dilative to deform. This finding is consistent with the MLR procedure of Youd et al. set forth in 2002 that identifies liquefiable sands with greater than 15 blows/ as resistant to lateral spread during earthquakes with .
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Acknowledgments
Financial support for the research was provided by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. NSFCMS-0085259 and NSFCMS-0116006. Funding was also provided by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) Lifelines Research Project (Agreement No. UNSPECIFIEDSA2959). This support is gratefully acknowledged. The views expressed in this paper are those of the writers and not necessarily those of the research sponsors. A critical review provided by John Nyland, Thelen and Associates, Inc., Erland, Ky., is acknowledged and appreciated.
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Received: Jul 26, 2006
Accepted: Oct 17, 2007
Published online: Jan 1, 2009
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