Characterization of liquefaction resistance in gravelly soil: Large hammer penetration test and shear wave velocity approach

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 675-687

  Lin, Ping Sien ^a   Chang, Chi Wen ^a   Chang, Wen Jong ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gravelly soil; Large hammer penetration test; Liquefaction; Shear wave velocity

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EARTHQUAKES; GRAVEL; SOILS;

GRAVELLY SOILS; LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; GRAVEL; GROUND MOTION; LIQUEFACTION; S-WAVE; SITE EFFECT; WAVE VELOCITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 4143146301     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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