Liquefaction in the Chi-Chi earthquake-effect of fines and capping non-liquefiable layers

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 89-101

  Juang, C Hsein ^a   Yang, Susan Hui ^b   Yuan, Haiming ^b   Fang, Sunny Ye ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Ground failure; Probability of liquefaction; Soil liquefaction; Standard penetration test

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKES; GEOPHYSICS;

FIELD INVESTIGATION; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GROUND FAILURE; HARBOR FACILITIES; LIQUEFACTION POTENTIALS; PROBABILITY OF LIQUEFACTION; STANDARD PENETRATION TEST; SURFACE MANIFESTATIONS;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 34249337714     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.45.89     Document Type: Article

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