Validation of three liquefaction assessment software packages with cpt data from the new zealand geotechnical database

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2019

Authors

Daví, M (Author) Other; Tromans, IJ (Author) Other; Carvalho, B (Author) Other; António Topa Gomes (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions- Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 2019

Pages: 1977-1985

7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, ICEGE 2019

17 January 2019 through 20 January 2019

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Authenticus ID: P-00R-W30

Abstract (EN): An in-house soil liquefaction assessment tool using a CPT-based simplified procedure has been developed using MathCad in order to investigate the capabilities and limitations of three commercially available software packages, namely CLiq, LiquefyPro and Settle3D. The validation is carried out using three high quality CPT measurements from the New Zealand Geotechnical Database, selected as to include locations characterized by none, minor and major liquefaction, based on post-earthquake observations. The performance of each software package is assessed by comparing results in terms of factor of safety against liquefaction and estimating liquefaction-induced settlements. The benchmarking exercise against well-documented case histories of liquefaction helped to identify inherent differences among the software packages and the effect of those in the assessment of liquefaction and the estimation of liquefaction-induced settlements. The study highlighted the benefits of having a custom-made in-house tool to assess soil liquefaction, flexible to adaptation and updates as new techniques become available. © 2019 Associazione Geotecnica Italiana, Rome, Italy.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific