Liquefaction of Soils

Abstract

Liquefaction during earthquakes has been a significant cause of failure of onshore as well as offshore structures. The phenomenon of liquefaction has been studied extensibly for the case of cohesionless soils. Fine grained soils such as silts and sands with fines have generally been considered as non-liquefiable in the past. Recent studies have shown that fine grained soils in certain situations may be susceptible to liquefaction. This paper will present a brief review of the recent work on the liquefaction of fine grained soils and the results of an investigation conducted by the authors on liquefaction behavior of silty soils.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Earthquake; Fine grained soils; Liquefaction; Offshore condition; Silts; Wave action

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1555-1792; 1098-6189

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 The Authors, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1995

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