Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
27 May 2010, 4:30 pm - 6:20 pm
Abstract
The city of Catania in Sicily (Italy) been destroyed in the past by the 1169 earthquake with XI MCS intensity, the 1693 earthquake with X MCS intensity and the 1818 earthquake with VIII MCS intensity. The standard approach for the evaluation of the liquefaction susceptibility is based on the estimation of a safety factor between the cyclic shear resistance to liquefaction and the earthquake induced shear stress. The liquefaction potential index has been evaluated in the area of the Catania port, near Saint Giuseppe La Rena, that experienced liquefaction because of the 1693 and 1818 earthquake. The site under study has been characterized by means of boreholes, in situ and laboratory tests. Liquefaction susceptibility has been evaluated by means of a procedure prescribed by the new Italian Code.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2010 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Castelli, Francesco and Lentini, Valentina, "SPT-Based Evaluation of Soil Liquefaction Risk" (2010). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 39.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/05icrageesd/session04/39
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SPT-Based Evaluation of Soil Liquefaction Risk
San Diego, California
The city of Catania in Sicily (Italy) been destroyed in the past by the 1169 earthquake with XI MCS intensity, the 1693 earthquake with X MCS intensity and the 1818 earthquake with VIII MCS intensity. The standard approach for the evaluation of the liquefaction susceptibility is based on the estimation of a safety factor between the cyclic shear resistance to liquefaction and the earthquake induced shear stress. The liquefaction potential index has been evaluated in the area of the Catania port, near Saint Giuseppe La Rena, that experienced liquefaction because of the 1693 and 1818 earthquake. The site under study has been characterized by means of boreholes, in situ and laboratory tests. Liquefaction susceptibility has been evaluated by means of a procedure prescribed by the new Italian Code.
