Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
28 Mar 2001, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Abstract
The paper presents the studies conducted to explain the erosion process which occurred at the Guaratuba bay coast located in the South of Brazil [Tavares, 1989]. The subsoil in the area is composed mainly of be clean sand. The erosion occurred as a result of the liquefaction of the sandy subsoil and is described in the text. Several buildings, including the City Hall, and some streets near the affected area were sunk into the subsoil. The phenomenon took place on the 23rd of September of 1968. In the years of 1998, 1999 to March, 2000, new studies were performed to evaluate the strength potential of the sand. The implications of the findings as far as the seismic aspects of the liquefaction phenomenon is concerned is discussed in the text.
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
Tavares, Arinos Xavier, "Liquefaction Studies on Guaratuba Bay Erosion" (2001). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 26.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/04icrageesd/session10/26
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Liquefaction Studies on Guaratuba Bay Erosion
San Diego, California
The paper presents the studies conducted to explain the erosion process which occurred at the Guaratuba bay coast located in the South of Brazil [Tavares, 1989]. The subsoil in the area is composed mainly of be clean sand. The erosion occurred as a result of the liquefaction of the sandy subsoil and is described in the text. Several buildings, including the City Hall, and some streets near the affected area were sunk into the subsoil. The phenomenon took place on the 23rd of September of 1968. In the years of 1998, 1999 to March, 2000, new studies were performed to evaluate the strength potential of the sand. The implications of the findings as far as the seismic aspects of the liquefaction phenomenon is concerned is discussed in the text.
