Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
14 Mar 1991, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Abstract
A procedure to calculate the seismic settlement of clayey layers is developed based on the strain-controlled cyclic simple shear test results. By using this procedure the seismic ground settlements are estimated and also the results are compared with the observed ones. In the calculations, six types of accelerogram are used. As a result of estimations, following conclusions are obtained. (1) In the case of a horizontal soil layer of 5 m in height, the settlements are in the range from 3 to 6 cm for a maximum acceleration of about 340 gal. (2) In the case of clay deposits in Mexico City, the settlements of about 0-3 cm are obtained for the maximum acceleration of 34 gal and these values reasonably agree with the leveling results after the Mexico Earthquake on 1985. (3) Seismic settlements are affected by the differences in the accelerograms.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1991 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
Matsuda, Hiroshi; Hoshiyama, Eiichi; and Ōhara, Sukeo, "Settlement Calculations of Clay Layers Induced by Earthquake" (1991). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 45.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/02icrageesd/session03/45
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Settlement Calculations of Clay Layers Induced by Earthquake
St. Louis, Missouri
A procedure to calculate the seismic settlement of clayey layers is developed based on the strain-controlled cyclic simple shear test results. By using this procedure the seismic ground settlements are estimated and also the results are compared with the observed ones. In the calculations, six types of accelerogram are used. As a result of estimations, following conclusions are obtained. (1) In the case of a horizontal soil layer of 5 m in height, the settlements are in the range from 3 to 6 cm for a maximum acceleration of about 340 gal. (2) In the case of clay deposits in Mexico City, the settlements of about 0-3 cm are obtained for the maximum acceleration of 34 gal and these values reasonably agree with the leveling results after the Mexico Earthquake on 1985. (3) Seismic settlements are affected by the differences in the accelerograms.
