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3. Soil liquefaction studies for construction projects
3.1 Study organization chart
The identification of potentially liquefiable soils during geotechnical site surveys for construction projects, followed by the design of structures, is carried out in stages.
Figure 14 shows a diagram of how the studies are organized. The various stages are described below.
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Soil liquefaction studies for construction projects
Susceptibility of soils to liquefaction
Bibliography
Websites
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AFPS – French association for earthquake engineering
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GEER – Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance
Standards and norms
- Règles de construction parasismique. Règles PS applicables aux bâtiments, dites règles PS 92 - NF P 06-013 - 1995
- Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes. Partie 5 : Fondations, ouvrages de soutènement et aspects géotechniques - NF EN 1998-5 - 2005
- Geotechnical Aspects on Site Evaluation and Foundations for Nuclear Power Plants - IAEA Safety Standards, Safety guide No. NS-G-3.6 - 2004 ...
Regulations
Environment Code
Official Journal of the French Republic
Texts on seismic zoning :
Decree no. 2010-1254 of October 22, 2010 on seismic risk prevention.
Decree no. 2010-1255 of October 22, 2010 delimiting seismicity zones in France.
Decree no. 2015-5 of January 6, 2015 amending article D. 563-8-1 of the Environment Code....
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