Estimating Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Displacements Using the Standard Penetration Test or Cone Penetration Test
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 130, Issue 8
Abstract
A semiempirical approach to estimate liquefaction-induced lateral displacements using standard penetration test (SPT) or cone penetration test (CPT) data is presented. The approach combines available SPT- and CPT-based methods to evaluate liquefaction potential with laboratory test results for clean sands to estimate the potential maximum cyclic shear strains for saturated sandy soils under seismic loading. A lateral displacement index is then introduced, which is obtained by integrating the maximum cyclic shear strains with depth. Empirical correlations from case history data are proposed between actual lateral displacement, the lateral displacement index, and geometric parameters characterizing ground geometry for gently sloping ground without a free face, level ground with a free face, and gently sloping ground with a free face. The proposed approach can be applied to obtain preliminary estimates of the magnitude of lateral displacements associated with a liquefaction-induced lateral spread.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 130 • Issue 8 • August 2004
Pages: 861 - 871
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Received: Dec 19, 2001
Accepted: Dec 21, 2003
Published online: Jul 15, 2004
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