Liquefaction Mitigation Using Lateral Confinement Technique

Table 1

Model tests program.

Series	Constant parameters	Variable parameters
1	𝐷/𝐵=ℎ/𝐵=0.0 without confinement (control values)	𝜎=15, 30 and 60 kPa
2	ℎ/𝐵=0.50and 𝜎=15 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
3	ℎ/𝐵=0.50 and 𝜎=30 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
4	ℎ/𝐵=0.50 and 𝜎=60 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
5	ℎ/𝐵=1.00 and 𝜎=15 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
6	ℎ/𝐵=1.00 and 𝜎=30 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
7	ℎ/𝐵=1.00 and 𝜎=60 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1,1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
2	ℎ/𝐵=1.50 and 𝜎=15 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1,1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
3	ℎ/𝐵=1.50 and 𝜎=30 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
4	ℎ/𝐵=1.50 and 𝜎=60 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
5	ℎ/𝐵=2.00 and 𝜎=15 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
6	ℎ/𝐵=2.00 and 𝜎=30 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75
7	ℎ/𝐵=2.00 and 𝜎=60 kPa	𝐷/𝐵=1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75

See Figure 2 for definition of the variable.
B is constant = 100 mm, and σ is the net bearing stress in kPa.