Establishing region-specific N–Vs relationships through hierarchical Bayesian modeling

S Xiao, J Zhang, J Ye, J Zheng - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The blow count (N) measured from the standard penetration test is widely used to predict the
shear wave velocity (V s) of soils. As the NV s relationships vary from one region to another …

Performance-based assessment of the monopile foundation of offshore wind turbines

T Wang, Z Zhang, J Zhang, Z Chen, J Xian, L Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to uncertainties in metocean conditions and soil properties at the offshore wind farm,
the performance of the monopile foundation of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) is also …

[HTML][HTML] Landslide Damming Threats Along the Jinsha River, China

S Xiao, L Zhang, T Xiao, R Jiang, D Peng, W Lu, X He - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2280 km long Jinsha River has been blocked at least four times in the past 30
years. A landslide damming hazard chain can endanger communities and infrastructures …

Experimental study on liquefaction influence factors of saturated silty soil using orthogonal design method

C Huang, T Cao, L Wang, L Zhang, Y Chen… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2024 - Springer
Silty soil is a transitional soil between clay and sand and is widely distributed around the
world. With the rapid urban development and associated infrastructure need, silty soil has …

Developing region-specific fragility function for predicting probability of liquefaction induced ground failure

Y Ge, Z Zhang, J Zhang, H Huang - Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
The liquefaction potential index (LPI) has been widely used to develop fragility function for
predicting the liquefaction-induced ground failure. As the fragility function tends to vary from …

Depth-consistent models for probabilistic liquefaction potential assessment based on shear wave velocity

T Wang, S Xiao, J Zhang, B Zuo - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the …, 2022 - Springer
In the Chinese code models for seismic design, the shear wave velocity (V s)-based model
for liquefaction potential assessment is built based on the depth consistency assumption, ie …

Hierarchical Bayesian modelling of quasi-region-specific soil porosity

M Wang, S Pan, Y Tao, H Sun, X Li - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Determination of soil parameters is considered crucial to the safety of marine geotechnical
engineering. Due to the limited number of borehole samples that are usually available, the …

Two-phase strategy for rapid and unbiased assessment of earthquake-induced landslides

S Xiao, T Xiao, R Jiang, H Wang, L Ju, L Zhang - Engineering Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Co-seismic landslides can cause devastating consequences in seismically active
mountainous regions. Rapid assessment of co-seismic landslides is essential in effective …

Evaluation of seismic site classification for Kahramanmaras City, Turkey

DM Naji, MK Akin, AF Cabalar - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021 - Springer
This paper presents a study on the seismic site classification map using the geophysical
tests in Kahramanmaras city located at a place where African, Anatolian, and Arabian plates …

CPT-based analysis of structured soil characteristics and liquefaction failure of the Yellow River Subaquatic Delta

L Guo, X Liu, Z Yang, C Jia, W Shi… - Marine Georesources & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The classification of seabed soil in the Yellow River Subaquatic Delta can be obtained more
accurately by cone penetration test (CPT). The Soil behavior type index (Ic), over …