Establishing region-specific N–Vs relationships through hierarchical Bayesian modeling

S **ao, J Zhang, J Ye, J Zheng - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The blow count (N) measured from the standard penetration test is widely used to predict the
shear wave velocity (V s) of soils. As the NV s relationships vary from one region to another …

A review of soil liquefaction in the Caribbean Greater and Lesser Antilles in reconsidering the ground motion effect of the M7. 0 2010 Haiti earthquake in the Port-au …

JR Pierre - Earthquake Spectra, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
On 12 January 2010, the M7. 0 Haiti earthquake caused infrastructure damage induced by
extensive soil liquefaction and foundation failure in the Port-au-Prince International Seaport …

Energy-based liquefaction triggering model

KJ Ulmer, RA Green, A Rodriguez-Marek… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The most commonly used approach for evaluating liquefaction triggering is via stress-based
simplified models. Proposed herein is a model for evaluating liquefaction triggering where …

Development of an empirical correlation for predicting shear wave velocity of Christchurch soils from cone penetration test data

CR McGann, BA Bradley, ML Taylor… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Following the companion study of McGann et al.[1], seismic piezocone (SCPTu) data
compiled from sites in Christchurch, New Zealand area are used with multiple linear …

Local site investigation of liquefied soils caused by earthquake in Northern Thailand

LZ Mase, S Likitlersuang, T Tobita… - Journal of Earthquake …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Ambient noise measurements and spectral analysis of surface waves were performed in
Mae Lao to investigate the local site effects of the May 5, 2014 Mae Lao earthquake in …

Bayesian updating of subsurface spatial variability for improved prediction of braced excavation response

MK Lo, YF Leung - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
This paper introduces an approach that utilizes field measurements to update the
parameters characterizing spatial variability of soil properties and model bias, leading to …

Estimating shear wave velocity and site characterization of western Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia based on multichannel analysis of surface waves

K Abdelrahman, AB Saadon, S Qaysi - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The site characterization process is vital for the engineering structures and earthworks. In
the current study, a Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) was carried out in …

[LIBRO][B] Guidelines for open pit slope design in weak rocks

D Martin, P Stacey - 2018 - books.google.com
Weak rocks encountered in open pit mines cover a wide variety of materials, with properties
ranging between soil and rock. As such, they can provide a significant challenge for the …

Stress and permanent deformation amplification factors in subgrade induced by dynamic mechanisms in track structures

A Ramos, A Gomes Correia, R Calçada… - … Journal of Rail …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, the performance of different railway structures–ballasted and two types of slab
tracks (Rheda system and a ballastless track only constituted by the concrete slab)–is …

Accounting for intrinsic soil properties and state variables on liquefaction triggering

RA Green, AS Bradshaw, CDP Baxter - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
This paper proposes a new approach for incorporating the positive attributes of the small-
strain shear wave velocity (VS), stress-based simplified procedure and the cyclic strain …