Assessing Susceptibility to Soil Liquefaction Using the Standard Penetration Test (SPT)—A Case Study from the City of Portoviejo, Coastal Ecuador

Assessing Susceptibility to Soil Liquefaction Using the Standard Penetration Test (SPT)—A Case Study from the City of Portoviejo, Coastal Ecuador

The city of Portoviejo in coastal Ecuador was severely affected during the 16 April 2016, Pedernales earthquake (Mw 7.8). Various coseismic liquefaction phenomena occurred, inducing lateral spreading, sand boils, ground subsidence, and sinkholes in soils with poor geotechnical quality in the alluvia...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Ortiz-Hernández, Kervin Chunga, José Luis Pastor, Theofilos Toulkeridis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
standard penetration test
soil liquefaction
earthquake hazard
Pedernales earthquake
Ecuador
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/4/463

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