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

9410361 Cohesion公司土壤沉积物的萨尔加多液化是地震强烈地面震动造成损失的主要来源之一。该项目的目标是开发一种新的方法来确定土壤的液化阻力，其基础是液化与土壤状态的基本关系。根据地震触探试验结果确定某一场地的土体状态。使用实验室和现场实验，以及已发表的和其他可用的数据，来验证所提出的方法。这项研究项目有可能通过提高确定土壤沉积物抗液化能力的准确度来提高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. ***