Calibration of liquefaction potential index: A re-visit focusing on a new CPTU model

Engineering Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 19-30

  Juang, C Hsein ^a,c   Liu, Chia Nan ^b   Chen, Chien Hsun ^a,b   Hwang, Jin Hung ^c   Lu, Chih Chieh ^a,c  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case histories; Cone penetration testing; Factor of safety; Liquefaction; Liquefaction potential index; Piezocone; Probability; Soil behavior type index

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; LASER FUSION; LIQUEFACTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; SAFETY TESTING; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SURFACE TESTING;

CASE HISTORIES; CONE PENETRATION TESTING; FACTOR OF SAFETY; LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL INDEX; PIEZOCONE; SOIL BEHAVIOR TYPE INDEX;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CALIBRATION; CONE PENETRATION TEST; LIQUEFACTION; PROBABILITY; SOIL TYPE;

EID: 54249088827     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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