Evaluation of Earthquake Liquefaction Hazard of Kutch Region
عنوان مقاله: Evaluation of Earthquake Liquefaction Hazard of Kutch Region
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_JGTTE-3-2_003
منتشر شده در در سال 1396
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_JGTTE-3-2_003
منتشر شده در در سال 1396
مشخصات نویسندگان مقاله:
Majid Hussain - Ph.D. Scholar, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Ajanta Sachan - Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
خلاصه مقاله:
Majid Hussain - Ph.D. Scholar, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Ajanta Sachan - Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Soil liquefaction during earthquakes is a common phenomenon.
Liquefaction occurs when waterlogged sediments are agitated by
earthquake shaking. Liquefaction is the mixing of sandy soils and
groundwater during the shaking of a moderate or strong earthquake.
If liquefaction occurs under a building, it may start to lean, tip over,
or sink several feet. Liquefaction earthquake hazard occurs in areas
that have low groundwater level and consist of sandy soil strata.
۲۰۰۱ Bhuj Earthquake produced major liquefaction in Great &
Little Rann of Kutch, Banni plains, Kandla, and Gulf of Kutch; and
these areas contained low-lying salt flats, estuaries, intertidal zones,
and young alluvial deposits typically known for high susceptibility
zones of liquefaction due to earthquake. Severe damage of many
bridges, ports, buildings, embankment dams was reported in Kutch
region due to liquefaction of underneath soils. The present study
aims to conduct an extensive experimental investigation of soils
from Kutch region to access liquefaction susceptibility and
liquefaction potential of the region. Basic geotechnical
characterization of soils from the region was carried out to evaluate
its vulnerability to liquefaction. In the current research, ۳۲ soil
samples from ۱۰ locations, including ۵ major dams, at different
depths were collected from the region to conduct a detailed
geotechnical investigation. Most soils in the region were found to
be cohesionless loose soil and classified as silty-sand. Results from
geotechnical investigation were connected to liquefaction aspects
of the region. Liquefaction vulnerability was related to grain size
parameters and indices. Variation of grain size index (IGS) with
fines content & d۵۰ of Kutch soils exhibited high susceptibility to
liquefaction. Shear strength parameters of soils in the region
exhibited low friction angle (average ۳۱ deg). Low shear strength
parameters combined with the large settlement during saturation &
shearing indicated the contractive behaviour of Kutch soils leading
to large pore pressure evolution during earthquake shaking
resulting to liquefaction in the region. Most soil samples from
various locations of Kutch region exhibited lower FOS values
indicating soils prone to liquefaction. Results from the current
experimental investigation showed high susceptibility of soils in
the Kutch region to liquefaction. Soil behaviour and performance
of structures during ۲۰۰۱ Bhuj earthquake were in agreement with
the conclusions made in the current study.
کلمات کلیدی: Liquefaction susceptibility, Grain size index, Shear strength, Kutch region
صفحه اختصاصی مقاله و دریافت فایل کامل: https://civilica.com/doc/1840952/