This paper reviews predictions of ground settlement due to post-liquefaction volumetric consolidation, and compares these predictions to ground damage observed from the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence in selected areas of Christchurch with differing ground conditions. While ground settlement due to volumetric consolidation is only one component…
This paper describes the development of a new depth weighted assessment methodology, which produces a dimensionless number termed the Liquefaction Severity Number (LSN), to assess vulnerability of land to liquefaction-induced damage. This methodology has been developed by comparing measured attributes from the properties damaged by…
Predicting the severity of liquefaction induced ground damage is the key outcome from a liquefaction assessment. Ishihara (1985) developed a simple and logical method to predict the occurrence of sand boils, ground fissures and other features of liquefaction damage. This paper examines the effectiveness of…
The sliding block model proposed by Newmark (1965) is an accepted methodology for assessing the accumulated displacement of a soil slope during an earthquake. For slopes restrained by elastic structural elements, such as geotextile reinforcement or ground anchors, the assumptions behind the Newmark block model may…