Research Initiation Award: Soil Liquefaction Potential Assessment Using the Seismic Cone Penetrometer

9410361 Salgado粘性土沉积物的液化是地震强烈地面震动造成损失的主要来源之一。 本项目的目标是根据液化对土壤状态的基本依赖性，开发一种确定土壤抗液化性的新方法。 根据地震锥贯入试验的结果确定给定场地的土壤状态。 实验室和现场实验，连同出版和其他可用的数据，用于验证所提出的方法。 该研究项目有可能通过提高确定土壤存款抗液化性的准确性水平来推进最新技术水平和实践水平。 这是一个研究启动奖。 ***

9410361 Salgado Liquefaction of cohesion's soil deposits is one of the major sources of losses as a result of earthquake strong ground shaking. The objective of this project is to develop a new methodology for determining the resistance of soil to liquefaction, based on the fundamental dependence of liquefaction on soil state. The soil state at a given site is determined from the results of seismic cone penetration tests. Laboratory and field experiments, together with published and other available data, are used to validate the proposed methodology. This research project has the potential to advance the state of the art and the state of practice by improving the level of accuracy in the determination of the resistance of a soil deposit to liquefaction. This is a Research Initiation Award. ***