Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction: From Small to Large Scale

Dear Colleagues,

Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural phenomena, and they have affected several areas of the world. These ground motions are dangerous not only because of inertial and kinematic stresses, which are directly enforced on the structure through shaking, but also because of possible soil liquefaction phenomena. Seismic shaking of a sufficient strength and duration may transform saturated, loose, sandy soils into a suspension of soil particles and water that behave in a manner similar to a viscous fluid. This phenomenon is called liquefaction. The excessive deformation of a ground surface can cause the loss of human lives and serious damage to the built environment. Consequently, interest in liquefaction and liquefaction-prone areas is increasing, and thus research should be conducted to improve the basic knowledge on earthquake-induced liquefaction.

Research findings can also be useful to risk management actors, so they can make decisions for civil protection purposes, or more consciously allocate funds.

We encourage the submission of highly-quality literature reviews, research papers, and methodologically relevant case studies.  The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Laboratory tests and physical models on liquefiable soils;
• Prediction of excess pore-water pressure;
• Liquefaction in intermediate soils;
• Countermeasures against liquefaction;
• Numerical models for liquefiable soils;
• Post-liquefaction behaviour of sands;
• Mapping on liquefaction hazards;
• Soil structure interaction with liquefiable soils (i.e., settlements of shallow foundations; uplift of pipeline).

Dr. Lucia Mele
Dr. Giuseppe Tomasello
Guest Editors

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• earthquake-induced soil liquefaction
• liquefaction hazard
• laboratory tests
• countermeasures against liquefaction
• soil structure interaction with liquefiable soils
• post-liquefaction behavior
• field trial in liquefiable soils
• case studies
• pore pressure generation models
• liquefaction triggering