Blasts using decoupled charge with various coupling mediums are extensively operated in
underground excavation, and blasting challenges are always encountered in deep rock …

This study presents the use of controlled blasting for the determination of the in situ dynamic
response of a sand deposit at a depth of 25 m under effective overburden stresses of …

Induced partial saturation (IPS) is a novel method to suppress the generation of excess pore-
water pressure and increase the liquefaction resistance of loose granular soils. Mechanical …

This paper evaluates the stress changes and settlements following dissipation of local, 3D
excess pore pressure fields induced by controlled blasting. Field data gathered during a …

Loess covers about one-tenth of the world's land area. While it is often used as embankment
fill, loess is not an ideal construction material due to its wet collapsible nature, as it may …

Blast liquefaction tests were performed in Christchurch, New Zealand in an area that
experienced extensive liquefaction during the 2010–2011 Canterbury Earthquake …

Changes in soil fabric following liquefaction have been studied using various in situ
methods that often return inconclusive or conflicting observations. The time–rate variation of …

The introduction of nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases into the ground during blasting
increases pore fluid compressibility and thus affects the postblast mechanical behavior of …

Undissolved gas bubbles, which are widely formed in marine sediments, could modify the
behavior of the soil. To date, the cyclic behavior of fine-grained gassy soil has been rarely …

Predicting blast-induced liquefaction within the New Madrid Seismic Zone Page 1 AIMS
Geosciences, 6(1): 71–91. DOI: 10.3934/geosci.2020006 Received: 20 February 2019 …