Simplified models for assessing annual liquefaction probability - A case study of the Yuanlin area, Taiwan

Engineering Geology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 71-88

  Lee, Ya Fen ^a   Chi, Yun Yao ^b   Lee, Der Her ^a   Juang, Charng Hsein ^c   Wu, Jian Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual probability of liquefaction; Energy dissipation model; Knowledge based clustered partitioning; Reliability index; Standard penetration test

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; HAZARDS; PROBABILITY; SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

ANNUAL LIQUEFACTION PROBABILITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION MODEL; RELIABILITY INDEX;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LIQUEFACTION; PENETRATION TEST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33847226296     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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