INVESTIGATION FOR LIQUEFACTION

SUSCEPTIBILITY IN STA. TERESITA

VILLAGE, TISA, CEBU CITY

B AC LAY O N , Z I O N P .
B A L UNA N , I V A N J H E N D .
L ON ZAG A , E L E X C E L J O Y C E B.
MADRE A , A N A P .
MAYOL , E R I C A M A E D .
S E G UND I N O , M A R K A R M A N D P.
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RATIONALE
Liquefaction contributed over 43% of secondary causes of damage to structures,
making it the biggest contributor among the lists.

Soil saturation, as one of the contributing factors to liquefaction, happens when

water entirely fills the gap between individual particles.

Tisa is a low-lying barangay in Cebu City, Philippines, that floods almost every time
it rains. One of the areas that gets the most flooding in Barangay Tisa is the Santa
Teresita Village.

This study aims to investigate the effect of the continuous flooding in Santa
Teresita to the saturation of the soil in the area as well as its susceptibility to soil
liquefaction.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
INPUT
Field collection of soil samples.

PROCESS
Evaluate using PSD through Sieve Analysis
Evaluate using Hydrometer Test
Evaluate using Atterberg Limit Test (Plastic Limit and Liquid Limit)
Interpretation of Data Using AASHTO

OUTPUT
If the soil is liquefiable, it is prone to ground failure and recommend soil improvement to mitigate
structural failures. If it is not, structures are lying on safe grounds and do not need soil improvement.
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1. What are the different soil properties
present in Santa Teresita Village in terms of?
Soil grain properties

STATEMENT
Aggregate soil properties
Soil classification

OF THE 2. Do these properties adhere with the criteria

of liquefaction assessment
recommended by AASHTO?
methods

PROBLEM 3. Is there a need to perform an appropriate

soil treatment method in order to mitigate
possible ground and structural failures?
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SIGNIFANCE OF THE
STUDY

RESIDENTS RESEARCHERS
LOCAL FUTURE
GOVERNMENT RESEARCHERS
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SCOPE OF THE STUDY

This study mainly focuses on investigating the soil susceptibility to liquefaction
lying beneath Barangay Sta. Teresita, Tisa, Cebu City ground.

The researchers will not provide specific treatment methods to be taken in order
to resolve the problem.

The research will only determine the engineering properties of soil of the area
and identify its potential to liquefaction.
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AASHTO SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
divides the soil into seven primary groups.

ATTERBERG LIMIT TEST

the liquid limit and plastic limit of soil.

DEFINITION LIQUEFACTION

OF TERMS rapid loading reduces the strength and stiffness of a soil.

LIQUID LIMIT
water content at which the soil has such a small shear strength.

PLASTIC LIMIT
the water content at which the soil begins to crumble.
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THEORETICAL
BACKGROUND
According to Atterberg, a soil
Soil liquefaction
is a common Liquefaction is possible in

is more likely to behave like a

seismic consequence that
frequently causes massive
flow like a
structural failure during
earthquakes (Setiawan et al.
2017).
places with shallow water
solid at very low moisture
tables that are adjacent to
content and may
rivers or the sea which explains
liquid when the moisture
why reclaimed lands are known
content is very high.
to be highly susceptible to
liquefaction.
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AASHTO Sec C10.5.4.2 shows the liquefaction assessment

methods that are adopted in several analyses.
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RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
Experimental Method is used in the investigation.

Quantitative Methods were used also:

Sieve Analysis
Hydrometer Test
Atterberg Limit Test
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RESEARCH
ENVIRONMENT
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Three (3) soil samples will be taken from the three

different sites. Each sample contains:

RESEARCH
One bag of soil samples from the bottom part
of the excavated site (about 5kg).

SUBJECTS One bag of soil samples from the middle part of

the excavated site (about 5kg).

One bag of soil samples from the top part of

the excavated site (about 5kg).
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RESEARCH PROCEDURE
Test Pit Method Grain Size Distribution
determined using sieve analysis and hydrometer
gather data by accumulating soil samples.
analysis.

Liquefaction Assessment Atterberg Limit Tests

Methods performed to determine fine-grained soil
used to analyze the results of the different tests. parameters.
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