Integrating use of swedish weight sounding tests for earthquake reconnaissance investigations

Abstract

The use of Swedish weight sounding tests has been examined by the authors for a wide range of stability problems of natural and reclaimed soil deposits during earthquakes. The present study is aimed at integrating these studies into one framework and at facilitating the use of Swedish weight sounding tests for future earthquake reconnaissance investigations. The example case history is given to prove the usefulness of subsurface soil profiling by means of Swedish weight sounding tests, and the procedures for determining the undrained shear strength, liquefaction strength and post-liquefaction settlement are examined and described in detail. Swedish weight sounding tests prove to be useful in analyzing the field performance of natural and reclaimed soil deposits during earthquakes.