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Piesocone Tests to Evaluate Seismic Ground Hazards<br />

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Evaluation by SCPTu<br />

Figure 8. Liquefaction Analyses for Walker<br />

Site SCPTu Sounding<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

<strong>The</strong> seismic piezocone (SCPTu) provides five soil measurements in a single sounding, including: tip<br />

resistance, sleeve friction, porewater pressure, dissipation, and shear wave velocity. It is an efficient<br />

way to assess soil stratigraphy, dynamic soil properties, and liquefaction potential in seismically active<br />

areas. <strong>The</strong> shear wave velocity (V s ) is used to obtain the small-strain shear modulus (G^ that is<br />

required in site-specific ground amplification studies. Both deterministic and probabilistic approaches<br />

are available to define the degree of susceptibility to liquefaction. <strong>The</strong> soil resistance to liquefaction<br />

can be ascertained from either the normalized tip stress qri and/or the normalized shear wave velocity<br />

V s i. Such redundancy provides a higher level of confidence in the conclusions.<br />

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />

Financial and technical support has been provided by the Mid-America <strong>Earthquake</strong> Center (MAE)<br />

under grant EEC-9701785 by the National Science Foundation (NSF).<br />

REFERENCES<br />

Andrus, R.D. and Stokoe, K.H. (2000). Liquefaction resistance of soils based on shear wave velocity.<br />

Journal of Geotechnical &. Geoenvironmental <strong>Engineering</strong> 126:11, 1015-1026.<br />

Campanella, R.G. (1994). Field methods for dynamic geotechnical testing. Dynamic Geotechnical<br />

Testing II, (STP1213), American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 3-23.<br />

Campanella, R.G., Robertson, P.K. and Gillespie, D. (1986). Seismic cone penetration tests. Use ofln-<br />

Situ Tests in Geotechnical <strong>Engineering</strong> (GSP 6). ASCE, Reston, VA, 116-130.<br />

Ishihara, K. (1985). Stability of natural deposits during earthquakes. Proceedings, 11 th International<br />

Conference on Soil Mechanics & Foundation <strong>Engineering</strong>, Vol. 1, Balkema, Rotterdam, 321-376,

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