TILT
Subtitle: the Treasure Island Liquefaction Test
By: by Scott A. Ashford, Kyle M. Rollins
Contributors: Rollins, Kyle M.; California. Department of Transportation. Engineering Service Center; Structural Systems Research Project; University of California, San Diego. Department of Structural Engineering; Brigham Young University.  
Series: Structural Systems Research Project -- report no. SSRP-2001/17.; Report (Structural Systems Research Project) -- report no. SSRP-2001/17.
Publisher: Division of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego
Published: 1999
Place of publication: La Jolla, Calif
Language: eng
Subjects: Soil liquefaction; Earthquake damage; Earthquake engineering; Prevention; Earthquake resistant design
Other titles: Treasure Island Liquefaction Test.
Notes: "January 2002."

Cover title.

"This report presents the results of the Treasure Island Liquefaction Test (TILT), a joint project carried out by University of California, San Diego, and Brigham Young University. To improve our understanding of the lateral load behavior of deep foundations in liquefied soil, a series of full-scale lateral load tests were been performed at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Site (NGES) at Treasure Island in San Francisco, California. The ultimate goal of the (TILT) project was to develop lateral load-displacement relationships for a variety of individual piles and pile groups in liquefied sand under full-scale conditions. The tests were carried out using a high-speed hydraulic loading system after the sand surrounding the piles was liquefied using blasting techniques."

Includes bibliographical references.

Final report. Oct. 1998-June 2001.

Also available online.

Performed for California Dept. of Transportation Engineering Service Center under contract nos. 59A0051 and 59A0128.