Estimating liquefaction-induced ground settlements from CPT for level ground

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1168-1180

  Zhang, G ^a   Robertson, P K ^a   Brachman, R W I ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earthquake; In situ testing; Liquefaction; Sand; Settlements

Indexed keywords

LIQUEFACTION; SAND; SILT; STRAIN; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GROUND SETTLEMENTS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; EARTHQUAKE; GROUND SETTLEMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 0036025926     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t02-047     Document Type: Article

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