Liquefaction SPT Analysis 3.3.

Organization: Priority Engineering Group

Project Name: 14572 Harper Avenue, Midway
Job #:
Analysis by: A. Blanco
Date: 3/28/2023

Input Parameters

Units: English

Variable Value Variable Value

Peak Ground Acceleration 1.500 g Design GWT (Historical) 20.00 ft
Earthquake Magnitude 6.9 MW Site GWT 5.0 ft
Bottom Depth 51.50 ft Average Soil Unit Weight
Bore Hole Diameter 8.0 in above GWT 111.2 pcf
Rod Length Height Stick up 4.9 ft below GWT 114.2 pcf
Correction for Sample Liners Yes Sloping Ground No

Geotechnical Properties
# Material Type USCS Bottom Consistency Flags SPT field Fines Energy
Depth, ft Content, % Ratio, %

1 Cohesive Soil ML 5.00 Soft Unsaturated 10 20 50

2 Cohesive Soil ML 10.00 Soft Unsaturated 8 20 50
3 Cohesive Soil ML 15.00 Soft Unsaturated 11 15 50
4 Cohesive Soil ML 20.00 Firm Unsaturated 27 18 50
5 Cohesive Soil ML 25.00 Firm Unreliable 18 15 50
6 Cohesive Soil 30.00 Firm Unreliable 22 20 50
7 Cohesive Soil ML 35.00 Firm Unreliable 17 20 50
8 Cohesive Soil ML 40.00 Firm Unreliable 45 16 50
9 Cohesive Soil ML 45.00 Firm Unreliable 27 20 50
10 Cohesive Soil ML 51.50 Unreliable 43 15 50

Results

Settlement: 5.31 in
Lateral Displacement: 0.00 ft

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 Fig. 1: Subsurface profile

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Liquefaction Analysis - Set 1/4

Sample # Depth, ft CE CB CR CS N60

1 5.00 0.83 1.15 0.80 1.15 8.82
2 10.00 0.83 1.15 0.85 1.10 7.17
3 15.00 0.83 1.15 0.95 1.13 11.28
4 20.00 0.83 1.15 0.95 1.30 31.96
5 25.00 0.83 1.15 0.95 1.18 19.34
6 30.00 0.83 1.15 1.00 1.24 26.06
7 35.00 0.83 1.15 1.00 1.16 18.94
8 40.00 0.83 1.15 1.00 1.30 56.06
9 45.00 0.83 1.15 1.00 1.28 33.02
10 51.50 0.83 1.15 1.00 1.30 53.57

Liquefaction Analysis - Set 2/4

Sample # Depth, ft  V, psf  V', psf CN (N1)60

1 5.00 556.0 556.0 1.70 14.99
2 10.00 1112.0 1112.0 1.37 9.83
3 15.00 1668.0 1668.0 1.12 12.62
4 20.00 2224.0 2224.0 0.98 31.41
5 25.00 2795.0 2483.0 0.93 18.03
6 30.00 3366.0 2742.0 0.91 23.60
7 35.00 3937.0 3001.0 0.86 16.25
8 40.00 4508.0 3260.0 0.89 49.99
9 45.00 5079.0 3519.0 0.84 27.62
10 51.50 5821.3 3855.7 0.85 45.71

Liquefaction Analysis - Set 3/4

Sample # Depth, ft N-Fines (N1)60-CS Stress Reduc. CSR MSF-Sand

1 5.00 4.48 19.46 0.991 0.966 1.171
2 10.00 4.48 14.31 0.972 0.948 1.171
3 15.00 3.26 15.88 0.950 0.926 1.171
4 20.00 4.09 35.50 0.926 0.903 1.171
5 25.00 3.26 21.29 0.900 0.987 1.171
6 30.00 4.48 28.08 0.872 1.044 1.171
7 35.00 4.48 20.73 0.843 1.079 1.171
8 40.00 3.58 53.57 0.814 1.098 1.171
9 45.00 4.48 32.10 0.786 1.106 1.171
10 51.50 3.26 48.97 0.749 1.102 1.171

Liquefaction Analysis - Set 4/4

Sample # Depth, ft KSand CRR-M=7.5 & vc=1 CRR Liq. F.S.

1 5.00 1.100 0.20 n.a n.a
2 10.00 1.069 0.15 n.a n.a
3 15.00 1.027 0.16 n.a n.a
4 20.00 0.986 1.23 n.a n.a
5 25.00 0.977 0.22 ? ?
6 30.00 0.951 0.39 ? ?
7 35.00 0.952 0.22 ? ?
8 40.00 0.871 2.00 ? ?
9 45.00 0.885 0.65 ? ?
10 51.50 0.822 2.00 ? ?

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Dynamic Settlement - Set 1/2

Sample # Depth, ft Lim. Shear Strain, lim F Parameter Max. Shear Strain, max H I, ft
1 5.00 0.17 0.546 0.000 5.00
2 10.00 0.30 0.782 0.000 5.00
3 15.00 0.25 0.717 0.000 5.00
4 20.00 0.02 -0.472 0.000 5.00
5 25.00 0.14 0.448 0.000 5.00
6 30.00 0.06 0.038 0.000 5.00
7 35.00 0.15 0.479 0.000 5.00
8 40.00 0.00 -1.882 0.000 5.00
9 45.00 0.03 -0.232 0.000 5.00
10 51.50 0.00 -1.505 0.000 6.50

Dynamic Settlement - Set 2/2

Sample # Depth, ft Vert. Consol. Str, V Dyn. Sett, in Accum. Sett, in

1 5.00 0.000 4.814 4.814
2 10.00 0.000 0.300 5.114
3 15.00 0.000 0.089 5.203
4 20.00 0.000 0.015 5.218
5 25.00 0.000 0.030 5.248
6 30.00 0.000 0.017 5.266
7 35.00 0.000 0.027 5.293
8 40.00 0.000 0.004 5.297
9 45.00 0.000 0.010 5.307
10 51.50 0.000 0.007 5.314

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SoilStructure.com Analysis (DEMO) 5
 References:

1. "Soil Liquefaction During Earthquakes",

I.M. Idriss & R.W. Boulanger, 2008, MNO-12, EERI
2. LiquefactionSPT by SoilStructure.com

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