Open AccessAnalysis of Soil Liquefaction Potential through Three Field Tests-Based Methods: A Case Study of Babol City
Author(s) -
Ali Hasanzadeh,
Sadegh Rezaei,
Issa Shooshpasha,
Yasser Ebrahimian Ghajary
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of integrated engineering/international journal of integrated engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.215
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2600-7916
pISSN - 2229-838X
DOI - 10.30880/ijie.2021.13.04.027
Subject(s) - liquefaction , geotechnical engineering , soil liquefaction , seismic hazard , borehole , geology , wave velocity , hazard , soil test , environmental science , seismology , shear (geology) , soil science , soil water , petrology , chemistry , organic chemistry
During earthquakes, ground failure is commonly caused by liquefaction. Thus, assessment of soil liquefaction potential in earthquake-prone regions is a crucial step towards reducing earthquake hazard. Since Babol city in Iran country is located in a high seismic area, estimation of soil liquefaction potential is of great importance in this city. For this purpose, in the present research, using field-based methods and geotechnical data (such as unit weight of soil, relative density, SPT number, shear wave velocity and cone tip resistance) of 60 available boreholes in Babol, three liquefaction maps were provided. Finally, one comprehensive liquefaction map was presented for soil of Babol city. The obtained results in this paper are well in line with the previous investigations. Based on the results, the factor of safety in 45% of the study area is less than one (liquefaction occurrence). In addition, the results indicate that since each field-based method requires particular data, applying various field tests is necessary for a more accurate liquefaction assessment.