Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V
Evaluation of Dynamic Cone Penetration Test for Liquefaction Assessment of Gravels from Case Histories in Idaho
Publication: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V: Liquefaction Triggering, Consequences, and Mitigation (GSP 290)
ABSTRACT
The dynamic cone penetration test (DPT) developed in China has been correlated with liquefaction resistance in gravelly soils based on field performance data from the Mw7.9 Wenchuan earthquake. The DPT consists of a 74 mm diameter cone tip driven by a 120 kg hammer with a free fall height of 100 cm. To expand the data base, DPT soundings were performed at the Pence Ranch and Larter Ranch sites where gravelly soil liquefied during the 1983 Mw6.9 Borah Peak earthquake. DPT testing was performed using an automatic hammer with the energy specified in the Chinese standard and with an SPT hammer. Comparisons suggest that standard energy corrections developed for the SPT can be used for the DPT. In general, the DPT correctly predicted liquefaction and non-liquefaction at these two test sites. Liquefaction resistance from the DPT also correlated reasonably well with that from Becker penetration testing (BPT).
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Funding for this study was provided by a grant from the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program. This funding is gratefully acknowledged. However, the opinions, conclusions and recommendations in this paper do not necessarily represent those of the sponsor.
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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V: Liquefaction Triggering, Consequences, and Mitigation (GSP 290)
Pages: 227 - 236
Editors: Scott J. Brandenberg, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, and Majid T. Manzari, Ph.D., George Washington University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8145-5
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Published online: Jun 7, 2018
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Case studies
- Design (by type)
- Dynamic tests
- Engineering fundamentals
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Geotechnical investigation
- Gravels
- Infrastructure
- Laboratory tests
- Load and resistance factor design
- Load factors
- Methodology (by type)
- Pavements
- Penetration tests
- Research methods (by type)
- Sandy soils
- Soil dynamics
- Soil liquefaction
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soils (by type)
- Structural design
- Tests (by type)
- Transportation engineering
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