Earthquake-Induced Liquefaction of Confined Soil Zones: A Centrifuge Study

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Abstract:

Embankments and Levees form an important civil engineering construction and are widely used for supporting transportation lines, construction of earthen dams, dykes to protect low lying areas etc... Construction of a levee is carried out by compacting layers of soil excavated from close by borrow pits. Due to the construction methods employed in the field, it is possible for a small loose pocket to be present within a densely compacted embankment. If the water table is shallow, the embankment may be under saturated conditions. The seismic behaviour of such an embankment is the subject of the present study.

Author(s):
Steedman, R. S. ; Madabhushi, S. P.
Author Organization(s):
SCHOFIELD (ANDREW N) AND ASSOCIATES LTD CAMBRIDGE (UNITED KINGDOM)
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Jul-Nov 1992
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA260111
Pagination:
0105

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RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
R/D-6878-EN-01
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DAJA45-92-C-0022
Monitor Series:
6878-EN-01, WES
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*CIVIL ENGINEERING, *LIQUEFACTION, *EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURES, SEISMOLOGY, EMBANKMENTS, LEVEES, SOIL COMPACTION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Civil Engineering
Keyword(s):
SEISMIC BEHAVIOR
Report Date:
1992 Nov 01