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Multilinear Regression Analysis for Seismic Response and Engineering Properties of Liquefiable Coromandel Coastal Soil Deposits

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This paper investigates the seismic characteristics and geotechnical properties with respect to the liquefaction potential of the deposits in the Coromandel coastal line of Nagapattinam town, Tamilnadu, India. A series of field tests were conducted using standard penetration test, cone penetration test and plate load test. Laboratory tests were conducted on the collected samples. From the results, a microzonation map was developed for the liquefaction potential and settlements. Some multilinear regression models between permeability, fines content, relative density, coefficient of curvature, coefficient of uniformity, mean particle size, factor of safety, settlement, standard penetration test values and cone penetration test values were developed. The shear wave velocity and shear modulus were calculated from the field penetration tests and correlations between the normalized values of peak ground accelerations, velocities and displacements, which were obtained from the equivalent linear ground motion analysis using SHAKE software, with other parameters of soil. From the results, it was found that at some of the areas are vulnerable to high amplification of waves even for small earthquake.

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Abbreviations

a max :

Maximum horizontal acceleration at ground surface

a input :

Input peak ground acceleration

a output :

Output peak ground acceleration

ASTM:

American standards for testing and materials

C C :

Coefficient of curvature

CPT:

Static cone penetration test

CRR:

Cyclic resistance ratio

CSR:

Cyclic stress ratio

C U :

Coefficient of uniformity

D r :

Relative density

d input :

Input peak ground displacement

d output :

Output peak ground displacement

D 50 :

Mean grain size

F c :

Fines content

f s :

Frictional resistance

FSL :

Factor of safety against liquefaction

G :

Specific gravity

g :

Acceleration due to gravity

G max :

Shear modulus

k :

Coefficient of permeability

Lat:

Latitude

Long:

Longitude

M :

Earthquake magnitude

MSF:

Magnitude scaling factor

MSL:

Mean sea level

N :

Observed SPT N values

(N 1)60 :

N value corrected for field testing procedures and overburden pressure

(N 1)60CS :

Equivalent clean sand value

PGA:

Peak ground acceleration

P L :

Probability of liquefaction

q c :

Observed cone resistance

q c1 :

Cone resistance corrected for overburden pressure

(q C1)N :

Normalized tip resistance

(q c1N)cs :

Equivalent clean sand value

S :

Settlement

SPT:

Standard penetration test

V s :

Shear wave velocity

v input :

Input peak ground velocity

v output :

Output peak ground velocity

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Acknowledgements

This is a part of the work carried out in the sponsored research project, “Generation of Liquefaction Potential Microzonation Maps for Coromandel Coastal Soils” and financial support provided by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi via Research Promotion Scheme to the first writer is gratefully acknowledged.

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  2. Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Trichy, 620 01, India

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Senthamilkumar, S., Natarajan, C. & Muthukumaran, K. Multilinear Regression Analysis for Seismic Response and Engineering Properties of Liquefiable Coromandel Coastal Soil Deposits. Geotech Geol Eng 27, 439–453 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-008-9244-x

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