Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V
Evaluation of Liquefaction Resistance from In Situ and Laboratory-Measured Shear Wave Velocities
Publication: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V: Liquefaction Triggering, Consequences, and Mitigation (GSP 290)
ABSTRACT
The fabric of sandy soil samples retrieved by conventional “so-called” undisturbed sampling techniques is prone to disturbance, which may lead to test results that over or underestimate liquefaction resistance. Although there is an option to use a reconstituted sample as a substitute for the undisturbed sample, it is difficult to recreate the in situ soil fabric for the reconstituted sample. In order to investigate the effect of soil fabric on the liquefaction resistance of Toyoura sand, a series of undrained cyclic triaxial tests and shear wave velocity measurements were performed, and then the results and those in previous literature were analyzed. Finally, a method for evaluating liquefaction resistance based on the in-situ and laboratory-measured shear wave velocities is proposed.
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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V: Liquefaction Triggering, Consequences, and Mitigation (GSP 290)
Pages: 237 - 243
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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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jun 7, 2018
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Continuum mechanics
- Design (by type)
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Field tests
- Flow (fluid dynamics)
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Fluid velocity
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydrologic engineering
- Laboratory tests
- Load and resistance factor design
- Load factors
- Seismic waves
- Shear resistance
- Shear stress
- Shear tests
- Shear waves
- Soil liquefaction
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Solid mechanics
- Stress (by type)
- Structural analysis
- Structural design
- Structural engineering
- Tests (by type)
- Viscosity
- Water and water resources
- Wave velocity
- Waves (mechanics)
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