Research Article

Uplifting Behavior of Shallow Buried Pipe in Liquefiable Soil by Dynamic Centrifuge Test

Table 1

Centrifuge testing program and uplifting status of pipe 1# during tests.

Test numberSeismic excitation
Seismic waveDuration (s)Amplitude (g)Uplifting status

Test 1Noise300.02
Zhejiang seism wave0.1Remain still
EL-Centro0.1Remain still
Noise0.02
Zhejiang seism wave0.15Sink slightly
EL-Centro0.15Rise slightly
Noise0.02
EL-Centro0.5Rise
Taft0.4Rise
Noise0.02

Test 2Noise300.02
EL-Centro0.1Remain still
Zhejiang seism wave0.1Remain still
Noise0.02
EL-Centro0.4Rise
Taft0.4Rise
Noise0.02