Liquefaction failure and remediation: King Harbor Redondo Beach, California

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 760-769

  Kerwin, Scott T ^a,b   Stone, James J ^a,c  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b AGRA Earth and Environmental   (United States)

^c AGRA Earth and Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUNDATIONS; GRAVEL; GROUTING; SOILS;

LARGE LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; LIQUEFACTION FAILURE; REMEDIATION; VIBROREPLACEMENT STONE COLUMNS;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; FILL; GROUND CONDITIONS; LIQUEFACTION; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994;

USA, CALIFORNIA, KING HARBOR REDONDO BEACH;

EID: 0031215102     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)123:8(760)     Document Type: Article

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