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Liquefact

The document discusses liquefaction potential index (LPI), which evaluates regional liquefaction potential and predicts performance of a soil column. LPI combines depth, thickness, and factor of safety against liquefaction (FS) of soil layers to predict potential liquefaction damage at the surface. It is calculated by integrating factors of safety along the soil column up to 20m depth, with a weighting function giving more weight to layers closer to the ground surface.

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Liquefact

The document discusses liquefaction potential index (LPI), which evaluates regional liquefaction potential and predicts performance of a soil column. LPI combines depth, thickness, and factor of safety against liquefaction (FS) of soil layers to predict potential liquefaction damage at the surface. It is calculated by integrating factors of safety along the soil column up to 20m depth, with a weighting function giving more weight to layers closer to the ground surface.

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Liquefaction potential index (LPI) is a single-valued parameter to evaluate

regional liquefaction
potential. Although, Factor of Safety (FS) shows the liquefaction potential of a
soil layer at a particular
depth in the subsurface, it does not show the degree of liquefaction severity at a
liquefaction-prone
site. Iwasaki et al. (1978) proposed liquefaction potential index (LPI) to overcome
this limitation of
Factor of Safety (FS). Liquefaction potential index (LPI) provides an integration
of liquefaction
potential over the depth of a soil profile and predicts the performance of the
whole soil column as
opposed to a single soil layer at particular depth and depends on the magnitude of
the peak horizontal
ground acceleration (Luna and Frost, 1998). LPI combines depth, thickness, and
factor of safety against
liquefaction (FS) of soil layers and predicts the potential of liquefaction to
cause damage at the surface
level at the site of interest.
Soil Investigation Report:
Sharada River Bridge, Salyan
Canvas Engineering Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. Page 8
LPI at a site is computed by integrating the factors of safety (FS) along the soil
column up to 20 m
depth. A weighting function is added to give more weight to the layers closer to
the ground surface.
The liquefaction potential index (LPI) proposed by Iwasaki et al. (1978, 1982) is
expressed as follows:
where z is depth of the midpoint of the soil layer (0 to 20 m) and dz is
differential increment of depth.
The weighting factor, w(z), and the severity factor, F (z), are calculated as per
the following
expressions:
F (z) = 1 − FS

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