Evaluation of Flow Liquefaction and Liquefied Strength Using the Cone Penetration Test
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Volume 136, Issue 6
Abstract
Flow liquefaction is a major design issue for large soil structures such as mine tailings impoundments and earth dams. If a soil is strain softening in undrained shear and, hence, susceptible to flow liquefaction, an estimate of the resulting liquefied shear strength is required for stability analyses. Many procedures have been published for estimating the residual or liquefied shear strength of cohesionless soils. This paper presents cone penetration test-based relationships to evaluate the susceptibility to strength loss and liquefied shear strength for a wide range of soils. Case-history analyses by a number of investigators are reviewed and used with some additional case histories. Extrapolations beyond the case-history data are guided by laboratory studies and theory.
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Acknowledgments
This research could not have been carried out without the support, encouragement, and input from John Gregg, Kelly Cabal, and other staff at Gregg Drilling and Testing, Inc.
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Volume 136 • Issue 6 • June 2010
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