Empirical estimation of shear wave velocity from in situ tests on soil formations in Greece

Shear wave velocity is an important input parameter for dynamic ground analysis. Standard penetration test blow counts, static cone penetration tip resistance and shear wave velocity (VS) obtained by the cross-hole technique have been collected from a large number of projects in Greece over the last 10 years and regression analysis used to develop empirical relationships. The paper discusses the factors which influence the derived equations, in particular the relevance of the soil type.RésuméLa vitesse des ondes de cisaillement est un paramètre important pour l’analyse du comportement dynamique des sols. Les résultats d’essais pénétrométriques SPT, les résistances de pointe au pénétromètre statique et les mesures de vitesses d’ondes de cisaillement (VS) obtenues par les techniques cross-hole ont été rassemblés à partir d’un nombre important de projets en Grèce sur les dix dernières années. Des analyses de régression ont été réalisées pour obtenir des relations empiriques. L’article discute des facteurs explicatifs relatifs aux équations obtenues, en considérant en particulier les types de sols.

[1]  Akihiko Uchida,et al.  Liquefaction Characteristics of A Gravelly Fill Liquefied During the 1995 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu Earthquake , 1997 .

[2]  G. Tsiambaos,et al.  Empirical correlations of soil parameters based on Cone Penetration Tests (CPT) for Greek soils , 2003 .

[3]  R. P. Brenner,et al.  Engineering Geology of Soft Clay , 1981 .

[4]  A. Boominathan,et al.  Use of Surface Waves in Statistical Correlations of Shear Wave Velocity and Penetration Resistance of Chennai Soils , 2010 .

[5]  N. Sabatakakis,et al.  Engineering geological approach to the evaluation of seismic risk in metropolitan regions: case study of Patras, Greece , 2005 .

[6]  Ryoji Iwasaki,et al.  ON DYNAMIC SHEAR MODULI AND POISSON'S RATIOS OF SOIL DEPOSITS , 1973 .

[7]  Ronald D. Andrus,et al.  Updated Liquefaction Resistance Correction Factors for Aged Sands , 2009 .

[8]  T. Imai,et al.  P- and S-wave velocities of the ground in Japan , 1977 .

[9]  Shannon Hsien-Heng Lee.  Analysis of the multicollinearity of regression equations of shear wave velocities , 1992 .

[10]  Raymond B. Seed,et al.  New Site Coefficients and Site Classification System Used in Recent Building Seismic Code Provisions , 2000 .

[11]  Ronald D. Andrus,et al.  Correcting Liquefaction Resistance for Aged Sands Using Measured to Estimated Velocity Ratio , 2009 .

[12]  T. Kokusho,et al.  SPT N-VALUE AND S-WAVE VELOCITY FOR GRAVELLY SOILS WITH DIFFERENT GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION , 1997 .

[13]  Denis Jongmans,et al.  Use of surface wave inversion and seismic reflection methods for engineering applications , 1991 .

[14]  Robert B. Herrmann,et al.  Seismic velocity and Q model for the shallow structure of the Arabian Shield from short-period Rayleigh waves , 1988 .

[15]  Y. Ohta,et al.  Empirical shear wave velocity equations in terms of characteristic soil indexes , 1978 .

[16]  Kyriazis Pitilakis,et al.  GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF EURO-SEISTEST, USING FIELD, LABORATORY TESTS AND MODERATE STRONG MOTION RECORDINGS , 1999 .

[17]  Paul W. Mayne,et al.  CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY AND CONE TIP RESISTANCE IN NATURAL CLAYS , 1995 .

[18]  Renato Lancellotta,et al.  New correlations of penetration tests for design practice : Proc 1st International Symposium on Penetration Testing, ISOPT-1, Orlando, 20–24 March 1988V1, P263–296. Rotterdam: A A Balkema, 1988 , 1990 .

[19]  R. Ulusay,et al.  Empirical correlations between shear wave velocity and penetration resistance for ground shaking assessments , 2007 .

[20]  Sanshiro Suzuki,et al.  Simulation of near source ground motion and its characteristics , 2000 .

[21]  Chōrō Kitsunezaki,et al.  A new method for shear‐wave logging , 1980 .

[22]  Ali Shafiee,et al.  DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF FINE GRAINED SOILS IN SOUTH OF TEHRAN , 2002 .

[23]  G. Tsiambaos.  Correlation of mineralogy and index properties with residual strength of Iraklion marls , 1991 .

[24]  J. Burland.  Ninth Laurits Bjerrum Memorial Lecture: "Small is beautiful"—the stiffness of soils at small strains , 1989 .

[25]  Roger D. Borcherdt,et al.  Estimates of Site-Dependent Response Spectra for Design (Methodology and Justification) , 1994 .