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- Title
Cyclic behavior of late quaternary alluvial soil along Indo-Gangetic Plain: Northern India.
- Authors
Naik, Sambit Prasanajit; Patra, Nihar Ranjan; Malik, Javed N.
- Abstract
The A.D. 1803 and 1934 Bihar-Nepal border earthquake affected Indo-Gangetic Plain with evidences of liquefaction in cities like Patna, Varanasi, Agra, and Delhi in historical past. Recent strong shaking all along the Indo-Gangetic Plains and seismic induced damage to the buildings in Bihar during Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake raises the concern for site specific liquefaction potential estimation of alluvial soils. Cyclic triaxial tests were conducted on soil samples from Kanpur, Allahabad, Patna city to know the cyclic behavior, estimate the dynamic soil properties and the effect of relative density, confining pressure and frequency of loading on the cyclic behavior of the soil tested. The test results indicate the cyclic strength of Allahabad soil is less than Patna and Kanpur soil. The Allahabad soil with 80% sand, 10% silt and clay each is more prone to liquefaction than Kanpur soil (82% silt, 16% clay and 2% sand) and Patna soil (10% Kankar, 95% sand, 5% silt). This study indicates soils having sand with silt percentage are more liquefiable than clean sand or silty soil. It can be concluded that the soil of Allahabad and Patna city is more prone to liquefaction than Kanpur soil.
- Subjects
PATNA (India); KANPUR (India); ALLAHABAD (India); SILT; FLUVISOLS; SPECIFIC gravity; CYCLIC loads; SOIL testing; SOIL sampling; PLAINS
- Publication
International Journal of Geo-Engineering, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2092-9196
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40703-021-00167-y