Taylor, M.L.Cubrinovski, MBradley, Brendon2015-11-172015-11-172015Taylor, M., Cubrinovski, M., Bradley, B.A. (2015) Liquefaction triggering of Christchurch sandy soils during earthquakes. Rotorua, New Zealand: 2015 New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference (NZSEE), 10-12 Apr 2015. 9.http://hdl.handle.net/10092/11325The empirical liquefaction triggering chart of Idriss and Boulanger (2008) is compared to direct measurements of the cyclic resistance of Christchurch silty sands via undisturbed and reconstituted lab specimens. Comparisons suggest that overall there is a reasonable agreement between the empirical triggering curve and the interpreted test data. However, the influence of fines on cyclic resistance appears to be over-predicted by the empirical method, particularly for non-plastic silty sands that are commonly encountered in flood over-bank deposits in Christchurch and nearby settlementsenConference Contributions - OtherFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400506 - Earthquake engineering