Input Parameters:

Peak ground acceleration (g) = 0.45

Earthquake magnitude, Mw = 7.50
Water table depth (m) = 0.00 0.0 ft
Average, g above water table (kN/m3) = 17.00 108.2 pcf
Average, g below water table (kN/m3) = 18.00 114.6 pcf
boehole diameter (mm) = 165.10 6.5 in
Correction for sample liners (Y/N): N
Depth Reduction Factors (Y/N) Y
INCLUDE FILL HEIGHT (m): 0.0 ft (Used for CSR Calculations ONLY. Not used for CRR calculations)
Fill Unit Weight (kN/m3): 0.0 pcf
Stress From FILL Weight (kPa) 0.0 0.0 psf
Rod lengths assumed equal to the depth plus 1.5m (for above ground extension).

Liquefaction Susceptibility - EXISTING CONDITION

Exclusions Vertical
SPT Fines svc (kPa) for svc' (kPa) for
Measured Soil type "Clay" Energy Ratio, Factor of reconsol. DS,i,DF
Sample Depth (ft) Depth (m) Content N60 CRR Calcs- CRR Calcs- (N1)60-cs CSR CRR DSi (in) DF
N0 (USCS) "Unsaturated" ER (%) Safety (in.)
Number (%) No-FILL-incl No-FILL-incl strain ev
'Unreliable"

1 1.6 0.50 5 SP 5 60 4.3 9 4 7 0.64 0.11 0.17 0.044 0.87 0.97 0.85
2 3.3 1.00 10 SP 5 60 8.6 18 8 15 0.64 0.17 0.26 0.029 0.57 0.94 0.54
3 4.9 1.50 15 SP 5 60 13.8 27 12 23 0.64 0.28 0.44 0.020 0.40 0.92 0.36
4 6.6 2.00 21 SP 5 60 19.3 36 16 33 0.64 0.81 1.28 0.004 0.07 0.89 0.07
S= 1.91 S= 1.82
Idriss and Boulanger recommended procedures (EERI 2008)
CE = Enrergy Ratio = Hammer Energy / 60 MSF = MIN(1.8,6.9*EXP(-MW/4)-0.058)
CB = Borehole Correction Factor Ks = Overburden Correction Factor for CRR
CR = Rod Length Correction CRR7.5 = EXP((N1)60-cs/14.1+((N1)60-cs/126)^2-((N1)60-cs/23.6)^3+((N1)60-cs/25.4)^4-2.8) < 2))
CS = Sampler Size Correction CRR = MSF*Ks*CRR7.5
N60 = N*CE*CB*CR*CS FS = Factor of Safety against liquefaction, CRR/CSR
CN = Overburden Correction Factor = SQRT (101/svc') < 1.7 in kPa DHi = Layer increment in feet
(N1)60 = CN*N60 ev = Vertical reconsolidation strain
DN (FC) = EXP(1.63+9.7/(FC+0.01)-(15.7/(FC+0.01))^2)) DSi = Reconsolidation settlement for increment i, in inches
rd = EXP(-1.012-1.126*SIN(z/11.73+5.133)+MW*(0.106+0.118*SIN(z/11.28+5.142))), z = depth (meters) DF = Depth Reduction Factor = ( 1 - di / 18m) (Cetin, et al 2009)
CSR = 0.65*PGA*(svc/svc')*rd DSi DF = Reconsolidation settlement for increment i reduced with DF applied