
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Qualitative and quantitative assessment of liquefaction in a saturated
road embankment
A. Borowiec
Cracow University of Technology, Cracow, Poland
K. Maciejewski
Kielce University of Technology, Kielce, Poland
ABSTRACT: The paper deals with the liquefaction susceptibility of a saturated road embankment built across
a shallow water reservoir. Two cases of dynamic loading are examined: cyclic point loading and an earthquake.
In order to asses the liquefaction phenomenon, a Factor of Safety is introduced ...