Date
01 Jun 1988, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Abstract
The Charleston, South Carolina earthquake of August 31, 1886 produced numerous liquefaction features. To date, over one hundred liquefaction sites have been identified. The characteristics of these sites were determined, and compared to those reported for worldwide cases of liquefaction. The findings of this investigation support the generally accepted models for the types of material and the hydrogeologic setting that are required for liquefaction to occur. However in contrast to some previous studies, these investigations identified relatively few liquefaction sites in Late Holocene sediments. Rather, most liquefaction sites identified in the Charleston area are located in deposits that are 100,000 to 200,000 years old. Finally, this study indicates that the depositional environment plays a key role in determining the type of liquefaction failure.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1988 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Maurath, Garry and Amick, David, "Characterization of Liquefaction Sites/Features in the Charleston, S. C. Area" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 4.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session4/4
Characterization of Liquefaction Sites/Features in the Charleston, S. C. Area
The Charleston, South Carolina earthquake of August 31, 1886 produced numerous liquefaction features. To date, over one hundred liquefaction sites have been identified. The characteristics of these sites were determined, and compared to those reported for worldwide cases of liquefaction. The findings of this investigation support the generally accepted models for the types of material and the hydrogeologic setting that are required for liquefaction to occur. However in contrast to some previous studies, these investigations identified relatively few liquefaction sites in Late Holocene sediments. Rather, most liquefaction sites identified in the Charleston area are located in deposits that are 100,000 to 200,000 years old. Finally, this study indicates that the depositional environment plays a key role in determining the type of liquefaction failure.
