Abstract: To investigate the liquefaction mitigation capability of rammed aggregate piers (RAP) in silty sand, blast liquefaction testing was performed at a soil profile treated with a full-scale RAP group relative to an untreated ...

Abstract: Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and drone-based structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry allowed the study of soil deformations due to blast-induced liquefaction during an experiment carried out on 4 June 2018. The ...

Abstract: During the last decades, liquefaction damages induced by earthquakes have underlined the importance of identifying effective soil improvement techniques for mitigation purposes. Vibratory methods, such as rammed aggregate ...

Abstract: The dynamic cone penetration test (DPT) developed in China has been correlated with liquefaction resistance of gravelly soils based on field performance data from the Mw7.9 Wenchuan earthquake. With a diameter of 74 mm, ...

Abstract: The paper explores the application of conventional (DMT) and seismic (SDMT) dilatometer tests to an important case of deep excavation design. The work presents finite-element analyses simulating a deep excavation close to ...

Abstract: Liquefaction assessment has primarily been performed using in situ penetration testing, but this practice has become problematic for gravelly soils. For example, standard penetration test (SPT)- or cone penetration test ...

Abstract: Following the 2012 Emilia-Romagna seismic sequence, widespread liquefaction of silty sands was observed, providing the opportunity to enhance our knowledge of the influence of fines content on seismic hazard and mitigation ...