Post Processing of Cone Penetration to Assess Seismic Ground Hazards,

Tianfei Liao, Paul W. Mayne
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments iv
List of Tables xii
List of Figures xiv
List of Symbols and Abbreviations xxxviii
Summary xliv

Chapter I: Introduction 1

Chapter II: Automated Post-Processing of Shear Wave Signals 12

Chapter III: Stratigraphic Delineation and Soil Classification by Three-Dimensional Clustering of CPTU Data 46

Chapter IV: Automated Post-Processing of SCPTU Data: Soil Properties 110

Chapter V: Liquefaction Evaluation Methods Based on SCPTU Soundings 140

Chapter VI: Liquefaction Evaluation by SCPTU Sounding in NMSZ 180

Chapter VII: Aging Effects on SCPTU Measurements in NMSZ 236

Chapter VIII: Estimating Seismic Parameters Associated with Previous Earthquakes by SCPTU Soundings in the NMSZ 274

Chapter IX: Conclusions and Recommendations for Further Studies 321


Appendices
Appendix A: New Madrid Seismic Zone 327
Appendix B: Paleoliquifaction Test Sites in NMSZ 336
Appendix C: Non-Paleoliquifaction Test Sites 403
Appendix D: Liquefaction Evaluation at Paleoliquifaction Test Sites in NMSZ 414
Appendix E: Instructions for SHEARPRO 1.3 428
Appendix F: Instructions for CLUSTERPRO 1.0 434
Appendix G: Instructions for INSITUDATA 1.0 438

References 448

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