A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z All
Tewari, A. K.
- Remote Sensing Delineation of Zones Susceptible to Seismically Induced Liquefaction in the Ganga Plains
Authors
1 Department of Earth Sciences. University of Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, IN
2 Department of Earth Sciences, University of Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, IN
Source
Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 46, No 1 (1995), Pagination: 75-82Abstract
Liquefaction in saturated sandy soils as a result of earthquake-induced shaking, poses a major threat to men and materials. Many parts of the Indo-Gangetic plains have experienced such catastrophes repeatedly. The border region of southern Nepal-northern Bihar (India) is a typical existing setting prone to soil liquefaction in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The Bihar-Nepal earthquake of 1934 (Ms>8) and the earthquake of 1988 (Mb = 6.7) induced extensive liquefaction in the terrain in living memory. Characteristics of soil in this area of nothern Bihar have been determined from field samples. Various parameters (e.g. clay content, D50 - and C-values) indicate high susceptibility to liquefaction among soils in the area.
A close study of remote sensing data (Landsat TM and MSS) products reveals that the boundaries of liquefaction zone in the Bihar-Nepal region during the 1934 earthquake are identifiable on the remote sensing images. This is due to a combination of several inter-related factors, such as landform, soil type, soil moisture and vegetation. These clues have been applied as guides on the adjoining remote sensing images for delineating areas on a regional scale, where liquefaction might possibly occur in the Ganga plains, in the event of future Himalayan earthquakes.