98-0005 Screening Guide for Rapid Assessment of Liquefaction Hazard at Highway Bridge Sites

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Screening Guide for Rapid Assessment ofLiquefaction Hazard at Highway Bridge Sites

by

T. Leslie YoudBrigham Young University

Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringProvo, Utah 84602

Technical Report MCEER-98-0005

June 16, 1998

This research was conducted at Brigham Young University and was supported by theFederal Highway Administration under contract number DTFH61-92-C-00106.

NOTICEThis report was prepared by Brigham Young University as a result of research spon-sored by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research(MCEER) through a contract from the Federal Highway Administration. NeitherMCEER, associates of MCEER, its sponsors, Brigham Young University, nor anyperson acting on their behalf:

a. makes any warranty, express or implied, with respect to the use of any infor-mation, apparatus, method, or process disclosed in this report or that such usemay not infringe upon privately owned rights; or

b. assumes any liabilities of whatsoever kind with respect to the use of, or thedamage resulting from the use of, any information, apparatus, method, or pro-cess disclosed in this report.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thispublication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofMCEER or the Federal Highway Administration.

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