LIQUEFACTION DURING 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE

Liquefaction-induced ground failures caused major damage during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. An analysis of published reports shows that lateral-spreading landslides were the most pervasive and most damaging type of ground failure associated with liquefactin. Bridges, roadways, pipelines, and buildings suffered considerable damage. Pipeline failures were particularly critical in San Francisco cutting off the water supply to the city and thus indirectly contributing to the substantial post earthquake fire damage. Flood plain, deltaic, and loose sand fill deposits were particularly vulnerable to lateral spreading failure. Recent borehole data from four lateral spreading locations show that loose, saturated sand underlies each site at shallow depths. Flow landslides developed on several sandy slopes but did little damage because of sparse development in the affected areas. No clear evidence of bearing capacity failures beneath buildings was found; however, settlement of several embankments may have been a consequence of liquefaction. /ASCE/

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• Authors:
  • Youd, T L
  • Hoose, S N
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 425-439
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 102
  • Issue Number: GT5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deltas; Earthquakes; Embankments; Failure; Fires; Ground settlement; Landslides; Liquefaction; Reinforced concrete; Water pipelines
• Old TRIS Terms: Lift slab construction; Liquefaction (Soil)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139323
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #12143 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1976 12:00AM