Abstract
This paper investigates the settlement in a pavement due to soil liquefaction. Four 1-g shaking table tests were performed on saturated sand bed-pavement model to understand the factors affecting the liquefaction-induced settlements and their relation to the pavement thickness and width. All the tests were performed with a base acceleration of 320 gal in a laminar box. The shaking table tests revealed that the total settlement reduced with the increase in the pavement thickness. The pavement with the same thickness but different width showed that the total settlement reduced with the increase in the pavement width. The co-seismic settlement and post-seismic settlement depend upon the thickness and width of the pavement, and the maximum contribution of the sand ejecta is around 7.7% in the total settlement.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4523-4531 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Geotechnical and Geological Engineering |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Liquefaction
- Pavement
- Sand ejecta
- Settlement
- Shaking table test