Research Article
A Hybrid Approach Calculating Lateral Spreading Induced by Seismic Liquefaction
Table 1
The thickness of soil layers and the soil parameters.
| | Soil layers | Thickness (m) | Saturated unit weight (kN/m3) | Shear wave velocity (m/s) | Initial shear modulus (kPa) | Shear stress at reference strain (kPa) | Curve-fitting parameter-β | Curve-fitting parameter-s | Curve-fitting parameter- controls cyclic degradation of saturated sand |
| | Silt | 2.5 | 19.6 | 90 | 16171.0 | 7.92 | 1.99 | 0.81 | 1.0 |
| | Silty sand-1 | 1.0 | 19.6 | 110 | 24173.8 | 30.94 | 4.34 | 0.81 | 1.0 |
| | Silty sand-2 | 2.7 | 19.6 | 120 | 24183.6 | 39.42 | 5.28 | 0.81 | 1.0 |
| | Silty clay | 1.3 | 19.6 | 180 | 64756.1 | 103.61 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 0.0 |
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