EARTHQUAKE INDUCED SETTLEMENTS IN SATURATED SANDS

Volume change measurements following cyclic loading triaxial tests on saturated sands provided data for estimating the settlement induced in a layer of saturated sand subjected to an earthquake. Expected settlements for well-designed fills where liquefaction will not occur are less than 0-5%. If liquefaction develops the reconsolidation settlement may be as much as 1% to 4%. Field data from several case history examples agree with these general predictions. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Lee, K L
  • Albaisa, A
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 387-406
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 100
  • Issue Number: GT4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Earthquakes; Fills; Forecasting; Ground settlement; Repeated loads; Sand; Saturated soils; Triaxial shear tests
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00260338
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper 10496
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 1974 12:00AM