A Prospect for Liquefaction Hazard Evaluation Using GIS

by F. Ostadan, All Bechtel Corp, San Francisco, United States,
I. Arango, All Bechtel Corp, San Francisco, United States,
J. Litehiser, All Bechtel Corp, San Francisco, United States,
J. Marrone, All Bechtel Corp, San Francisco, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Geographic Information Systems and their Application in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Abstract:

A brief description of a recently developed methodology to evaluate liquefaction hazard at a site is presented. In this method, uncertainty and scatter in the data are considered rigorously. The method is applicable to projects both at the micro and macro level. In the latter case, this method can be incorporated in the GIS to develop regional liquefaction hazard maps. These maps are needed for routing of major lifelines and siting of major facilities.

Subject Headings: Soil liquefaction | Geographic information systems | Geohazards | Occupational safety | Information systems | Seismic tests | Seismic effects

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