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• Overturned buildings with no structural damages
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• Large lateral spreadings
• Saturated soils : ∆V = 0 u⇑
« Floating »
grains in the
water
Reduction of contact
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forces between grains
′
σv = σv + u with u = u static + ∆u
u
′
σv ⇓ u⇑
Zone where
while liquefaction can starts
depth σv
Liquefaction for ′
ru = 100% σv = 0
Liquefied zone
reconsolidation
Dissipation of ∆u
settlement
σv
depth
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Profil de u à un instant t1
• Sandy soils in a loose or medium dense state
alluvional or wind borne deposits
• Low permeabiliy
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Behaviour of sands
Drained triaxial tests (1/3)
Stage 1 : Isotropic Consolidation
σ1 = σ0
Critical State
σ3 = σ0 σ3 = σ0
dεv/d ε1 = 0
σ3 = σ0 Transformation
σ3 = σ0 State
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Behaviour of sands
Drained triaxial tests (2/3)
(q-ε1) (q-ε1)
- Rise of resistance - Rise of resistance
- A steady state is reached - Presence of a peak of resistance
- Softening
- A steady state is reached
(q-εv) (q-εv)
- Contrative phasis - Contratant phasis
- A steady state is reached - State of maximum contractancy
- Dilative phasis
- A steady state is reached 14
Behaviour of sands
Drained triaxial tests (3/3)
Loose sand Dense sand
Critical state
Failure : Mohr-Coulomb
q q
Failure : Mohr-Coulomb
dilatancy
3
3
contractancy 1 contractancy
σσ00 1 σ0
p p
Isotropic
consolidation
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Behaviour of sands
Undrained triaxial tests
Transient loss of resistance
σ0 p’
σ0
ε1 % a : essentially contractive sand
b : poorly dilative sand
c : dilative sand 16
• Contractive sands :
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• Poorly dilative sand (cyclic mobility) :
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• Dilative sand (cyclic mobility) :
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• In situ geotechnical tests (SPT, CPT)… to forbid any building construction
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• Drain wells / gravel columns (digging and drain installation (PVC) or filling
with gravels)
Mass of 8 - 50t
Falling mass heigth : < 40m
Several mass falling
Depth action < 10m
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• Vibroflottation (or vibrocompaction)
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• Injection (grouting)
Product : water+sand+cement
Soil rearrangement around the bulb
densification of the surrounding soil
zones with good mechanical properties
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Kobe harbour
Port Rokko
Island Island
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Kobe harbour
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Simplified method (so-called Seed’s method, (1971)) (2001)
a σ v 0
CSR = = 0.65 max .
τ av
′ g
σv0 ′
.rd
σv0
10 2.24
MSF = 2.56
Mw
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• Correction (Kσ) for high overburden pressures
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• Correction (Kα) to take into account initial shearing stress field (near
slopes)
Poorly reliable so far ( take Kα=1)
CRR7.5
FS = .MSF .Kσ .Kα
CRS
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