Retesting of liquefaction and nonliquefaction case histories from the 1976 Tangshan earthquake

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 334-343

  Moss, R E S ^a   Kayen, R E ^b   Tong, L Y ^c   Liu, S Y ^c   Cai, G J ^c   Wu, J ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d URS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Case histories; CPT; Cyclic failure; Liquefaction

Indexed keywords

CASE HISTORY; CONE PENETRATION TESTS; CPT; CYCLIC FAILURE; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FINE GRAINED SOIL; FINES CONTENT; GROUND-SHAKING; REPRESENTATIVE CASE; STANDARD PENETRATION TEST; UPPER BOUND;

EARTHQUAKES;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; CYCLIC LOADING; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GROUND MOTION; LIQUEFACTION; TANGSHAN EARTHQUAKE 1976;

CHINA; HEBEI; TANGSHAN;

EID: 79955053684     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000406     Document Type: Article

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