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SPT Based Liquefaction Hazard Assessments in Igdır City (Türkiye)

Yusuf Guzel(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE MİMARLIK FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-2957-8060
Muhammed Alperen Ozdemir(IĞDIR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, IĞDIR ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ)
Pages
148–166
Publication Date
2024-04-30
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The studied areas in the city exhibit various levels of liquefaction susceptibility as the severity is observed to be greater under the larger peak ground acceleration.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Seismically active regions are always prone to be subjected to earthquake events and their eventual damages to urban areas.
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Key Findings & Data:Soil data (i.e., Standard Penetration Test values, water table, water content, unit weight, grain size distribution and Atterberg limits) at the considered areas within the city is gathered from 85 boreholes.
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Conclusion & Impact:The studied areas in the city exhibit various levels of liquefaction susceptibility as the severity is observed to be greater under the larger peak ground acceleration.
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⚙️Variables:Sismik şiddet seviyesi · Standard Penetrasyon deneyi · Sıvılaşma potansiyel indeksi

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Seismically active regions are always prone to be subjected to earthquake events and their eventual damages to urban areas. Liquefaction is one of the earthquake related incidents occurring within soil bodies during or after earthquake excitations. Gaining the knowledge of liquefaction potential for a site is exceedingly crucial in view of seismic risk mitigation, earthquake hazard assessments and future planning of urban areas. This study evaluates the liquefaction potential of Igdır city located in the eastern-side of Türkiye, having borderlines with three other seismically active countries in the region, Armenia, Nakhichevan and Iran. Soil data (i.e., Standard Penetration Test values, water table, water content, unit weight, grain size distribution and Atterberg limits) at the considered areas within the city is gathered from 85 boreholes. After investigating the fault lines around the city, the two possible maximum peak ground accelerations involved in this study are determined to be 0.393g and 0.225g. Liquefaction susceptibility maps of the areas at the two peak ground acceleration levels are designated in regard to liquefaction potential index and liquefaction severity index methods. The studied areas in the city exhibit various levels of liquefaction susceptibility as the severity is observed to be greater under the larger peak ground acceleration.

Özet

Sismik olarak aktif bölgeler her zaman deprem olaylarına ve bunların kentsel alanlara nihai zararlarına maruz kalmaya eğilimlidir. Sıvılaşma, deprem uyarımları sırasında veya sonrasında zemin içerisinde meydana gelen olaylardan biridir. Bir sahanın sıvılaşma potansiyeli hakkında bilgi edinmek, sismik riskin azaltılması, deprem tehlikesi değerlendirmeleri ve kentsel alanların gelecekteki planlaması açısından son derece önemlidir. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin doğusunda yer alan ve bölgedeki diğer üç sismik olarak aktif ülke olan Ermenistan, Nahçıvan ve İran ile sınırı bulunan Iğdır şehrinin sıvılaşma potansiyelini değerlendirmektedir. Şehir içinde ele alınan alanlardaki zemin verileri (Standart Penetrasyon Testi değerleri, su tablası, su içeriği, birim hacim ağırlık, tane boyutu dağılımı ve Atterberg limitleri) 85 sondaj kuyusundan toplanmıştır. Şehir çevresindeki fay hatları incelendikten sonra, bu çalışmada yer alan iki olası maksimum yer ivmesi 0.393g ve 0.225g olarak belirlenmiştir. En büyük iki yer ivmeleri altında çalışma sahalarının sıvılaşma duyarlılık haritaları, sıvılaşma potansiyel indeksi ve sıvılaşma şiddet indeksi yöntemlerine göre belirlenmiştir. Şehirde incelenen alanlar, maksimum yer ivmesi altında şiddetin daha fazla olduğu gözlemlendiğinden, çeşitli seviyelerde sıvılaşma duyarlılığı sergilemektedir.

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Guzel, Y., Ozdemir, M. A. (2024). SPT Based Liquefaction Hazard Assessments in Igdır City (Türkiye). Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 40 Sayı: 1, 148–166. https://ajindex.com/articles/1266749

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