Limitations of Surface Liquefaction Manifestation Severity Index Models Used in Conjunction with Simplified Stress-Based Triggering ModelsSource: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering:;2021:;Volume ( 148 ):;issue: 003::page 04021194Author:Sneha Upadhyaya
,
Russell A. Green
,
Brett W. Maurer
,
Adrian Rodriguez-Marek
,
Sjoerd van Ballegooy
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002725Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The severity of surface manifestation of liquefaction is commonly used as a proxy for liquefaction damage potential. As a result, manifestation severity index (MSI) models are more commonly being used in conjunction with simplified stress-based triggering models to predict liquefaction damage potential. This paper assesses the limitations of three existing MSI models and a fourth MSI model that is developed herein. The different models have differing attributes that account for factors influencing the severity of surficial liquefaction manifestations, with the newly proposed model accounting more factors than the others. The efficacies of these MSI models are evaluated using well-documented liquefaction case histories from Canterbury, New Zealand, with the deposits primarily comprising clean to nonplastic silty sands. It is found that the MSI models that explicitly account for the contractive/dilative tendencies of soil did not perform as well as the models that do not account for this tendency, opposite of what would be expected based on the mechanics of liquefaction manifestation. The likely reason for this is the double-counting of the dilative tendencies of medium-dense to dense soils by these MSI models because the liquefaction triggering model, to some extent, inherently accounts for such effects. This implies that development of mechanistically more rigorous MSI models that are used in conjunction with simplified triggering models will not necessarily result in improved liquefaction damage potential predictions and may result in less accurate predictions. This provides the impetus for the development of a new framework that clearly and distinctly separates triggering and manifestation.
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contributor author | Sneha Upadhyaya | |
contributor author | Russell A. Green | |
contributor author | Brett W. Maurer | |
contributor author | Adrian Rodriguez-Marek | |
contributor author | Sjoerd van Ballegooy | |
date accessioned | 2022-05-07T21:18:22Z | |
date available | 2022-05-07T21:18:22Z | |
date issued | 2021-12-22 | |
identifier other | (ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002725.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4283562 | |
description abstract | The severity of surface manifestation of liquefaction is commonly used as a proxy for liquefaction damage potential. As a result, manifestation severity index (MSI) models are more commonly being used in conjunction with simplified stress-based triggering models to predict liquefaction damage potential. This paper assesses the limitations of three existing MSI models and a fourth MSI model that is developed herein. The different models have differing attributes that account for factors influencing the severity of surficial liquefaction manifestations, with the newly proposed model accounting more factors than the others. The efficacies of these MSI models are evaluated using well-documented liquefaction case histories from Canterbury, New Zealand, with the deposits primarily comprising clean to nonplastic silty sands. It is found that the MSI models that explicitly account for the contractive/dilative tendencies of soil did not perform as well as the models that do not account for this tendency, opposite of what would be expected based on the mechanics of liquefaction manifestation. The likely reason for this is the double-counting of the dilative tendencies of medium-dense to dense soils by these MSI models because the liquefaction triggering model, to some extent, inherently accounts for such effects. This implies that development of mechanistically more rigorous MSI models that are used in conjunction with simplified triggering models will not necessarily result in improved liquefaction damage potential predictions and may result in less accurate predictions. This provides the impetus for the development of a new framework that clearly and distinctly separates triggering and manifestation. | |
publisher | ASCE | |
title | Limitations of Surface Liquefaction Manifestation Severity Index Models Used in Conjunction with Simplified Stress-Based Triggering Models | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 148 | |
journal issue | 3 | |
journal title | Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | |
identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002725 | |
journal fristpage | 04021194 | |
journal lastpage | 04021194-13 | |
page | 13 | |
tree | Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering:;2021:;Volume ( 148 ):;issue: 003 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |