SOFTTOP: Investigating heterogeneous soft top soils for wave propagation, cyclic degradation and li
Publieke samenvatting / Public summary
Aanleiding
The shallow layers in the top 20-30m below the ground surface account for about 80% of the site amplification and almost all of the permanent displacements. Research is urgently needed to improve understanding of the behaviour of the soft top layers durin
Doelstelling
This research aims to expand the current analysis toolkit with proper constitutive models for sand and clay, the dominant soil types in the deltaic shallow subsurface, quantified within a framework for multiscale heterogeneity.
Korte omschrijving
The project will improve our capability to model the amplification and consequences of induced earthquakes through the soft top soil, under the complex conditions of the natural soil's non-linearity and non-homogeneity. This will enable the determination
The shallow layers in the top 20-30m below the ground surface account for about 80% of the site amplification and almost all of the permanent displacements. Research is urgently needed to improve understanding of the behaviour of the soft top layers durin
Doelstelling
This research aims to expand the current analysis toolkit with proper constitutive models for sand and clay, the dominant soil types in the deltaic shallow subsurface, quantified within a framework for multiscale heterogeneity.
Korte omschrijving
The project will improve our capability to model the amplification and consequences of induced earthquakes through the soft top soil, under the complex conditions of the natural soil's non-linearity and non-homogeneity. This will enable the determination