Several criteria are available in practice to assess the liquefaction susceptibility of soils. Examples are the so-called Chinese Criteria and more recent criteria, such as Andrews and Martin (2000), Seed et al. (2003), Bray and Sancio (2006), and Boulanger and Idriss (2006). Many of these criteria utilize different soil indices, behavioral states, and limiting values, which make the use of the various criteria in practice confusing at times. The purpose of this paper is to provide practical considerations in the use of three of the most recent and commonly used liquefaction susceptibility criteria—Seed et al. 2003, Bray and Sancio 2006, and Boulanger and Idriss 2006—by addressing three questions often asked in practice: (1) What soils can liquefaction susceptibility criteria be used? (2) What information is provided by liquefaction susceptibility criteria? (3) What is the best use of liquefaction susceptibility criteria?
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
Other|
August 01, 2016
Practical Considerations in the Use of Liquefaction Susceptibility Criteria
Richard J. Armstrong, M. EERI;
Richard J. Armstrong, M. EERI
a
California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819
Search for other works by this author on:
Erik J. Malvick
Erik J. Malvick
b
California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams, 2200 X Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95818
Search for other works by this author on:
Richard J. Armstrong, M. EERI
a
California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819
Erik J. Malvick
b
California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams, 2200 X Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95818
Publisher: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Received:
10 Jul 2014
Accepted:
01 Sep 2015
First Online:
09 Jun 2020
Online ISSN: 1944-8201
Print ISSN: 8755-2930
© 2016 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Earthquake Spectra (2016) 32 (3): 1941–1950.
Article history
Received:
10 Jul 2014
Accepted:
01 Sep 2015
First Online:
09 Jun 2020
Citation
Richard J. Armstrong, Erik J. Malvick; Practical Considerations in the Use of Liquefaction Susceptibility Criteria. Earthquake Spectra 2016;; 32 (3): 1941–1950. doi: https://doi.org/10.1193/071114EQS100R
Download citation file:
You could not be signed in. Please check your email address / username and password and try again.
Email alerts
Index Terms/Descriptors
Citing articles via
Related Articles
Seismic Performance of Earth Structures during the February 2010 Maule, Chile, Earthquake: Dams, Levees, Tailings Dams, and Retaining Walls
Earthquake Spectra
A Reconciliation of the Effects of Non-Plastic Fines on the Liquefaction Resistance of Sands Reported in the Literature
Earthquake Spectra
Related Book Content
Chapter 6 Collapsible Soils in the UK
Geological Hazards in the UK: Their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation – Engineering Group Working Party Report
The role of clays in the performance of oil-sands tailings management options
Introduction to Oil Sands Clays
Oil-sands clays
Introduction to Oil Sands Clays
Strength and Plasticity
Handbook of Physical Constants