Improvement of simplified procedure for liquefaction potential evaluation of sands by shear wave velocity

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2369-2375

  Zhou, Yan Guo ^a   Chen, Yun Min ^a   Ke, Han ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bender element; Cyclic triaxial test; Liquefaction; Sand; Shear wave velocity; Simplified procedure; Soil mechanics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; EARTHQUAKES; ELASTIC MODULI; SAND; SHEAR WAVES; SOIL MECHANICS;

BENDER ELEMENT; CYCLIC TRIAXIAL TESTS; SAND LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL EVALUATION; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 19144363833     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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