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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 150, 2020
The Seventh International Congress “Water, Waste and Environment” (EDE7-2019)
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| Article Number | 01004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Natural Resources Management | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202015001004 | |
| Published online | 12 February 2020 | |
Semi-Empirical Method for evaluating Risk of Liquefaction during earthquakes a Study Case of Rhiss Dam
1 Civil Engineering and Environment Laboratory - High School of Technology, Sale, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco
2 Civil Engineering, Water, Environment and Geosciences Centre (CICEEG), Mohammadia School of Engineering, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco
* Fatima Ezzahraa LATIFI: Fz.latifi@gmail.com
Liquefaction is a hazardous and temporary phenomenon by which water saturated soil loses some or all of its resistance. The undrained conditions linked to the cyclic load increase the pores water pressure inside the soil and consequently reduce effective stress. As a result, the soil can no longer resist or hold the shear forces, and lead to enormous deformations that directly influence the stability of structures and infrastructures foundations. Since 1964, several semi-empirical methods have been invented to evaluate the liquefaction potential using the in-situ test results. This study is based on the correlation between experimental data results of Menard pressuremeter and SPT dynamic penetrometer tests. Samples used in this test come from the Rhiss dam located in the North of Morocco, 24 kilometers as the crow flies from the town of Al Hoceima and south of the foundations of a calcareous ridge. The studied area have high seismic activity and a high percentage of fine soil elements, which suggests the possibility of soil liquefaction. We present and discuss the results of applying Idriss and Boulanger, and Youd et al methods in the evaluation of liquefaction susceptibility.
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