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	%0 Journal Article
	%A A. Daftari and  W. Kudla
	%D 2014
	%J International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 86, 2014
	%T Prediction of Soil Liquefaction by Using  UBC3D-PLM Model in PLAXIS
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997544
	%V 86
	%X Liquefaction is a phenomenon in which the strength 
and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other rapid 
cyclic loading. Liquefaction and related phenomena have been 
responsible for huge amounts of damage in historical earthquakes 
around the world. 
Modeling of soil behavior is the main step in soil liquefaction 
prediction process. Nowadays, several constitutive models for sand 
have been presented. Nevertheless, only some of them can satisfy this 
mechanism. One of the most useful models in this term is 
UBCSAND model. In this research, the capability of this model is 
considered by using PLAXIS software. The real data of superstition 
hills earthquake 1987 in the Imperial Valley was used. The results of 
the simulation have shown resembling trend of the UBC3D-PLM 
model. 

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