《Liquefaction evaluation of dam foundation soils considering overlying structure》.pdfVIP

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 7 (2015) 226 e232 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering journal homepage: Full length article Liquefaction evaluation of dam foundation soils considering overlying structure Gang Wang a, *, Xing Wei b, Hanlong Liu a a School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China b School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The liquefaction analysis procedure conducted at a dam foundation associated with a layer of liquefiable Received 9 December 2014 sand is presented. In this case, the effects of the overlying dam and an embedded diaphragm wall on Received in revised form liquefaction potential of foundation soils are considered. The analysis follows the stress-based approach 4 February 2015 which compares the earthquake-induced cyclic stresses with the cyclic resistance of the soil, and the Accepted 5 February 2015 cyclic resistance of the sand under complex stress condition is the key issue. Comprehensive laboratory Available online 25 February 2015 monotonic and cyclic triaxial tests are conducted to evaluate the static characteristics, dynamic char- acteristics and the cy