SOIL LIQUEFACTION 2018

SOIL LIQUEFACTION

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“Soil liquefaction”

PROJECT REPORT

SUBMITTED

TO

WALCHAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, SANGLI.

BY

DNYANESHWAR AVINASH KAPASE 2016BTECV00028

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(DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING)

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

IRFAN MUJAWAR

October 2018

DECLARATION

I, hereby declare that the project entitled

“SOIL LIQUEFACTION”

written and submitted by me to Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli as a partial

fulfilment for Seminar Project under guidance of Irfan Mujawar sir, is my original
work.

Date:

Place: SANGLI

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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the seminar report entitled

“SOIL LIQUEFACTION”
Submitted by
MR. DNYANESHWAR.A.KAPASE (2016BTECV00028)
As a Partial Fulfilment of

SEMINAR
to
WALCHAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SANGLI,
Has been completed under my guidance and supervision. To the best of my knowledge
and belief, the matter presented in this project report is original and has not been submitted
elsewhere for any other purpose.

Date: 29-10-2018

Place: SANGLI.

MR. IRFAN MUJAWAR

Dept. of Civil Engineering, Sangli.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I hereby take an opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude to my guide

Irfan Mujawar Sir for his valuable guidance and esteemed suggestions along with
constant encouragement during each of our project work, which enabled this
project work to be successful.

And last but not least, I express gratitude to entire friends for their keen advice &
valuable co-operation during completion of this project.

Date:

Place: SANGLI

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INDEX

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 6

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
CHAPTER 3: DISCUSSION ................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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1.What is soil liquefaction

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Definition
Liquefaction is the phenomena when there is loss of strength in saturated and cohesion-less soils
because of increased pore water pressures and hence reduced effective stresses due to dynamic

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loading. It is a phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake
shaking or other rapid loading.
Liquefaction occurs in saturated soils and saturated soils are the soils in which the space between
individual particles is completely filled with water. This water exerts a pressure on the soil
particles that. The water pressure is however relatively low before the occurrence of earthquake.
But earthquake shaking can cause the water pressure to increase to the point at which the soil
particles can readily move with respect to one another.
Although earthquakes often triggers this increase in water pressure, but activities such as blasting
can also cause an increase in water pressure. When liquefaction occurs, the strength of the soil
decreases and the ability of a soil deposit to support the construction above it.
Soil liquefaction can also exert higher pressure on retaining walls, which can cause them to slide
or tilt. This movement can cause destruction of structures on the ground surface and settlement of
the retained soil.
1.2 Cause behind liquefaction
It is required to recognize the conditions the exist
in a soil deposit before an earthquake in order to
identify liquefaction. Soil is basically an
assemblage of many soil particles which stay in
contact with many neighbouring soil. The contact
forces produced by the weight of the overlying
particles holds individual soil particle in its place
and provide strength .