Abstract: This paper has two objectives. The first is to evaluate the cyclic shear strain needed to trigger liquefaction,

Abstract: This is the written version of the H. Bolton Seed Medal Award Lecture presented at the ASCE Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress in Phoenix, Arizona, February 14–17, 2016. It discusses five recent findings on ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental results and analysis of six model centrifuge experiments conducted on the

Abstract: The nonlinear response of shallow foundations when subjected to combined loading has attracted the attention of the research engineering community over the last few decades, providing promising evidence for incorporation ...

Abstract: The effect of extensive liquefaction on the liquefaction resistance of heavily preshaken saturated silty sand is studied using a centrifuge experiment. The base of a 6-m homogeneous deposit was subjected to a total of 91 ...

Abstract: Passive site stabilization is a new technology proposed for nondisruptive mitigation of liquefaction risk at developed sites susceptible to liquefaction. It is based on the concept of slowly injecting colloidal silica at ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of six centrifuge model tests of liquefaction and earthquake-induced lateral spreading of fine Nevada sand using an inclined laminar box. The centrifuge experiments simulate a gently sloping, ...

Abstract: A series of centrifuge tests were conducted to examine self-weight consolidation, dynamic response, liquefaction potential, and slope stability of mine tailings alone and in mixtures with waste rock. Mixture ratio of waste ...

Abstract: The effect of high overburden pressure above 1 atm on sand liquefaction potential is typically evaluated based on cyclic undrained testing, with the overburden pressure correction factor, Kσ<1.0 and Kσ decreasing ...