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Evaluation of soil liquefaction potential during earthquakes

Seed, H. Bolton; Arango, Ignacio; Chan, Clarence K.

UCB/EERC-75/28, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-10, 113 pages (475/S412/1975)

This report evaluates the results of a three-year research program conducted by the Univ. of California to investigate the settlement and liquefaction of sands under multidirectional shaking. This work represents a part of continuing studies to evaluate free-field soil behavior under earthquake loading conditions. This and other related studies each provide important steps in the overall project for improving methods for evaluation and prediction of soil behavior at potential nuclear power plant sites under seismic loading conditions.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/EERC/EERC-75-28.pdf (9 MB)