Abstract
AbstractThe effective design of earthquake-resistant structures and liquefaction mitigation techniques requires an improved understanding of the development and consequences of liquefaction. In this paper, the results from centrifuge experiments of structures with shallow foundations on liquefiable sand were used to evaluate the predictive capabilities of a state-of-the-practice numerical tool. Fully-coupled numerical simulations with the UBCSAND model implemented in FLAC-2D captured building settlements measured in these experiments reasonably well for one scaled input motion, mostly within factors of 0.7 and 1.8. The soil model captured the overall contribution of deviatoric displacement mechanisms and localized volumetric strains during partially drained cyclic loading. The primary limitation of the model became evident for slower rates of earthquake energy buildup, when the extent of soil softening and building displacement was overestimated by up to a factor of 4. The observations from recent case hi...
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