Influence of nonplastic fines on shear wave velocity-based assessment of liquefaction

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1091-1097

  Liu, Ning ^a   Mitchell, James K ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic strength; Liquefaction; Sand; Shear waves; Velocity

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SAND; SHEAR WAVES; VELOCITY;

FALSE POSITIVES; NONPLASTIC FINES; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SILTY SANDS;

LIQUEFACTION;

FINES; LIQUEFACTION; S-WAVE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHEAR STRESS; SILTY SOIL; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL STRENGTH;

RESISTANT PROPERTY; SHEAR PROPERTY; SOIL BURIAL TEST; STRESS; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746178678     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:8(1091)     Document Type: Article

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