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In situ-based assessment of soil liquefaction potential-Case study of an earth dam in Tunisia

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The present paper examines the evaluation of liquefaction potential of an earth dam foundation in Tunisia. The assessment of soil liquefaction was made using deterministic and probabilistic simplified procedures developed from several case histories. The data collected from the field investigation performed before and after the vibrocompaction are analyzed and the results are reported. The obtained results show that after vibrocompaction, a significant improvement of the soil resistance reduces the liquefaction potential of the sandy foundation. Indeed, in the untreated layers, the factor of safety FS drops below 1 which means that the soil is susceptible for liquefaction. However, in the compacted horizons, the values of FS exceed the unit which justifies the absence of liquefaction hazard of the foundation.

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  1. Department of Rural Engineering, National Agronomic Institute of Tunis, Tunis, 1082, Tunisia

    Ikram Guettaya & Mohamed Ridha El Ouni

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Guettaya, I., El Ouni, M.R. In situ-based assessment of soil liquefaction potential-Case study of an earth dam in Tunisia. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 8, 456–461 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-014-0259-5

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