Distribution and characteristics of gravelly soil liquefaction in the Wenchuan M_s 8.0 earthquake

作     者：Cao Zhenzhong1,Hou Longqing2,Xu Hongmei2 and Yuan Xiaoming1 1. Institute of Engineering Mechanics,China Earthquake Administration,Harbin 150080,China 2. East China Institute of Technology,Fuzhou 344000,China 

作者机构：Institute of Engineering Mechanics China Earthquake Administration Harbin 150080 China 

出 版 物：《Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration》 (地震工程与工程振动（英文刊）)

年 卷 期：2010年第9卷第2期

页      面：167-175页

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学科分类：070801[理学-固体地球物理学] 07[理学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 0708[理学-地球物理学] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0813[工学-建筑学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0814[工学-土木工程] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：Fundamental Research Funds of Institute Engineering Mechanics and Earthquake Under Grant No.2009B01 and No.200708001 National Natural Science Foundation of China Under Grant No.90715017 International Corporation Project of Science and Technology Administration of China Under Grant No.2009DFA71720 

主　　题：gravelly soil liquefaction borehole soil profile geological cross section grain size distribution Wenchuan earthquake 

摘      要：In this paper,a distribution map of gravelly soil liquefaction that was caused by the Wenchuan M8.0 earthquake in China is proposed based on a detailed field investigation and an analysis of geological soil profiles. The geological background of the earthquake disaster region is summarized by compiling geological cross sections and borehole logs. Meanwhile,four typical liquefied sites were selected to conduct sample drillings,dynamic penetration tests (DPT),and shear wave velocity tests,to understand the features of liquefied gravelly soil. One hundred and eighteen (118) liquefied sites were investigated shortly after the earthquake. The field investigation showed:(1) sandboils and waterspouts occurred extensively,involving thousands of miles of farmland,120 villages,eight schools and five factories,which caused damage to some rural houses,schools,manufacturing facilities and wells,etc.; (2) the Chengdu plain is covered by a gravelly soil layer with a thickness of 0 m to 541 m according to the geological cross sections; (3) there were 80 gravelly soil liquefied sites in the Chengdu plain,shaped as five belt areas that varied from 20 km to 40 km in length,and about ten gravelly soil liquefied sites distributed within Mianyang area; and (4) the grain sizes of the sampled soil were relative larger than the ejected soil on the ground,thus the type of liquefied soil cannot be determined by the ejected soil. The gravelly soil liquefied sites are helpful in enriching the global database of gravelly soil liquefaction and developing a corresponding evaluation method in further research efforts.