Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
29 Mar 2001, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Abstract
Loess is extensively distributed in many parts of the world, including China, the United State and Russia. Based on experimental study of loess obtained from the three countries, the liquefaction potential of loess are investigated. It is found though loess in the three country all have liquefaction potential, their peak ground acceleration of triggering liquefaction and their behavior during liquefaction vary significantly. Further study of microstructure of loess reveals that the microstructure of the loess in the three countries differs each other in many ways. This factor, combined with the different of gradation, physical index and formation materials, accounts for the different liquefaction behavior of loess in the three countries. Under no circumstance, however, should the liquefaction problem of loess be ignored for its dangerous effects caused by great amount of residual strain during liquefaction.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2001 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
Wang, Lanmin; Hwang, H.; Lin, Y.; Ryashenko, T. G.; and Akulova, V. V., "Comparison of Liquefaction Potential of Loess in China, USA, and Russia" (2001). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 1.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/04icrageesd/session04/1
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Comparison of Liquefaction Potential of Loess in China, USA, and Russia
San Diego, California
Loess is extensively distributed in many parts of the world, including China, the United State and Russia. Based on experimental study of loess obtained from the three countries, the liquefaction potential of loess are investigated. It is found though loess in the three country all have liquefaction potential, their peak ground acceleration of triggering liquefaction and their behavior during liquefaction vary significantly. Further study of microstructure of loess reveals that the microstructure of the loess in the three countries differs each other in many ways. This factor, combined with the different of gradation, physical index and formation materials, accounts for the different liquefaction behavior of loess in the three countries. Under no circumstance, however, should the liquefaction problem of loess be ignored for its dangerous effects caused by great amount of residual strain during liquefaction.
