Research Article

Assessment of Stone Columns as a Mitigation Technique of Liquefaction-Induced Effects during Italian Earthquakes (May 2012)

Table 4

Characteristics adopted in the study for SC.

SC

Mass density (kN/m3)19.0
low-strain shear modulus (MPa)
at 80 kPa mean effective confinement
135
low-strain bulk modulus (MPa)
at 80 kPa mean effective confinement
400
Angle of internal friction (°)34.0
Phase transformation angle (°)26.0
Contraction parameter 0.1
Dilation parameter 0.8
Dilation parameter 5
Permeability (m/s)0.01