Question: For the bore log provided in Figure 5 , identify the soil layers that are susceptible to liquefaction during an earthquake and provide suitable justification.

For the bore log provided in Figure 5, identify the soil layers that are susceptible to liquefaction
during an earthquake and provide suitable justification. State the soil layers which will
experience primary consolidation settlement along with justification. Calculate the corrected
SPT blow count, considering all relevant corrections. The ground water table was found to be
at a depth of 5 feet below the ground surface. An automatic standard hammer with 80%
efficiency was used for performing SPT using a standard split spoon sampler. Assume the
average bulk density of soil layers as 1.8gcc and 1.9gmcc, above and below the water table,
respectively. 1ft=0.3048m and 1kgfcm2=98.06kPa.
For the bore log provided in Figure 5 , identify

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