Probable Liquefaction Map for Purbachal New Town, Dhaka
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Probable Liquefaction Map for Purbachal New Town, Dhaka
International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) Probable Liquefaction Map for Purbachal New Town, Dhaka, Bangladesh Mohammad Atikur Rahman1, A S M Woobaidullah2, Chowdhury Quamruzzaman3, Md. Mahfujur Rahman4, Asad Uz Zaman Khan5, Fansab Mustahid6 1,4,5 M.S. Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Professor, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh 6 M.Phil Student, Department of Disaster Science and Management, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh 2,3 Ground failures generated by liquefaction had been a major cause of damage during past earthquakes e.g., 1964 Niigata, 1971 San Fernando, and 1989 Loma Prieta earthquakes. The loss of soil stiffness and strength in looseto medium-dense, saturated sandy soils due to liquefaction has been the leading cause of damage to bridge foundations during earthquakes. Soil liquefaction can result in a variety of failure modes that compromise (a) loss of foundation stability due to reduced bearing capacity, (b) deep-seated instability and damage to deep foundations, (c) increased lateral earth pressures on earth retention structures, (c) loss of passive soil resistance against walls, anchors, and laterally loaded piles, (d) reduction of axial capacity of piles, and (e) post-liquefaction settlement of soils. Liquefaction generated ground failure can affects citizen in various way such as damaging building, bridge, buried pipeline, train station, lifeline facilities etc. Historical earthquake data and recent seismic activity of Bangladesh and adjoining area indicate that Bangladesh is at strong seismic risk. There are few active fault identified in and around Bangladesh, one of which is ―Modhupur Fault‖ close to purbachal area. Earthquakes history of this subcontinent indicate that destructive earthquake regularly occure around Bangladesh (Bilham and England, 2001; Ambraseys and Bilham, 2003; Bilham and Wallace, 2005). The occurred historical earthquakes in and around Bangladesh are listed in Table I. Some of these earthquakes such as the 1885 Bengal Earthquake (Middlemiss, 1885), 1897 Great Indian Earthquake (Oldham, 1899) and 1918 Srimangal Earthquake (Stuart, 1920), caused serious damage to buildings and other infrastructures of Bangladesh. Although significant damage was reported in Dhaka City during the 1897 Great Indian Earthquake and 1885 Bengal Earthquake, there was no document on the extent of the damage in Dhaka during the 1918 Srimangal Earthquake. Abstract— Preparation of liquefaction potential map of prone area has high importance for decision makers or city planners to reduce loss of lives and resource. The research gives a primary approach to grab attention on liquefaction hazard in Purbachal New Town. In this study, liquefaction hazard map of Purbachal New Town is prepared using geomorphic data, PGA (peak ground acceleration) at ground surface, Mw (moment magnitude) of a scenario earthquake and groundwater depth is used. For area-wise evaluating liquefaction susceptibility are suitable in this study. There are 2 steps for the liquefaction analysis in accordance with HAZUS. At first, liquefaction susceptibility is evaluated by geologic / geomorphic data and information of geological age. Secondary, liquefaction probability is estimated by inputting PGA, Mw and groundwater level into the above evaluated liquefaction susceptibility map. In this thesis Geomorphic unit map edited by GSB (2008) is used to have geomorphological data and “Edushake” software is used to calculate PGA (peak ground acceleration, at surface). To have share wave velocity which is used in PGA calculation by “Edushake” ohta-goto (1978) equation is used. Earthquake moment magnitude 7.5 (Mw) and .15 g peak ground acceleration of bed rock (as study area fall into seismic zone 2, Figure ۶) has taken in this study. After data processing and analysis a liquefaction probability map is produced which shows that the Purbachal New Town under low level of liquefaction hazard. Keywords— Liquefaction, Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA), Plasticity Index, Share Wave Velocity, Standard Penetration Test (SPT), Unit Weight. I. INTRODUCTION Earthquake risk is a public safety issue that requires appropriate risk management measures and means to protect citizens. Earthquake induced liquefaction problem became important when it started to affect human and social activities by disturbing the function of facilities and also after rapid urbanization by expanding the cities in reclaimed areas. 345 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) TABLE I HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKES IN AND AROUND BANGLADESH (Ms and MMI are after Sabri, 2001; MODIFIED FROM MORINO, 2009) MMI Depth Year Ms Source Area (km) Dhaka Chittagong Sylhet Bangladesh 1548? ? ? Sylhet 1664? ? ? Shillong Plateau? 1762 ? ? Chittagong-Arakan 3? 8? 2? 8? 1 1858 6.5 ? Sandway, Myanmar - 5? - 6 2 1869 7.5 48 Cachar, India 5 4 8 8 3 1885 7.0 72 Sirajganj, Bangladesh 7 3 4 8 4 1897 8.1 60 Assam, India 8 6 8 9 5 1906 5.5 ? Calcutta, India 3 _ _ 5 6 1912 7.9 25 Mandalya, Myanmar ? 2 ? ? 7 1912 7.6 14 Srimangal, Bangladesh 5 5 7 8 8 1930 7.1 60 Dhubri, India 5 4 5 8 9 1934 8.3 33 Bihar, India-Nepal ? ? ? ? 10 1938 7.2 60 Mawlaik, Myanmar _ 5 _ 5 11 1950 8.6 25 Assam, Himalya 7 3 7 8 12 1954 7.4 180 Manipur, India 5 4 6 6 13 1975 6.7 112 Assam, India 4 3 5 6 14 1984 5.7 4 Cachar, India _ _ 3? 3 16 1997 5.6 35 Sylhet, Bangladesh 5 3 6 7 17 1997 5.3 56 Bangladesh-Myanmar 4 6 3 7 Therefore, moderate to high earthquakes magnitudes may occur in this region due to continuing tectonic deformation along the plate boundaries and active faults (CDMP, 2009). Purbachal New Town is a residential city which is under development by RAJUK and it is situated close to the seismically active zone. Study area is an alluvial plain consisting of fine sand and silt deposits with shallow ground water table in most places. Although the older alluvium is less susceptible to liquefaction, the deposits along the river flood plains may liquefy during a severe earthquake. Human-made soil deposits also deserve attention. Loose fills, such as those placed without compaction, are very likely to be susceptible to liquefaction. The aim of this research is to investigate earthquake induced liquefaction potentiality of foundation soils in the Purbachal New Town area of Narayangonj district based on PGA Method. The investigation was conducted based secondary SPT (Standard Penetration Test) data. From Earthquake zoning map 0.15g (PGA) is used, with an earthquake magnitude of M =7.5, the liquefaction potential maps in the study are a have been estimated and results of the analyses are discussed. 346 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) According to the legal framework of many countries, regular building is restricted in areas adjacent to active faults. Similar restrictions apply to soils susceptible to liquefaction due to strong earthquakes, to areas with slope stability problems, to unconsolidated embankments, etc. (e.g. Greek Earthquake Resistant Design Code, 2000). Figure ۱. Map showing location of the study area. Therefore, building should be away from liquefaction susceptible area. However exceptions are also possible, in special cases, when special research and damage scenario analysis are conducted and advanced engineering technology are available. In the case of Purbachal area of Dhaka, we mainly focused on the investigation of liquefaction hazard. Information derived from Standard Penetration Test was incorporated into the evaluation of safety factor of the liquefaction hazard at specific sites, since evidence was found for susceptibility to soil liquefaction. II. LANDFORMS The study area is divided into two major physiographic or landform units (FAO/UNDP, 1998) 1) High land, 2) Low land, 3) Medium land. The dissected well-drained Madhupur Tract has the highest proportion of highland from the surrounding flooding. High terraces composed of the Madhupur clay dissected by valleys containing younger clays. Sangui, Banar – Sitalakhya and Buriganga rivers, roughly delimits the red surface of the Madhupur tract. 347 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) Unlike the adjoining floodplains, the surface features of Madhupur tract are not determined by the original sedimentary patterns, but rather by the depth of weathering and subsequent erosion and probably also the interaction of the latter two processes with movement on the many faults that bound or bisect the tract on a regional scale. Madhupur Tract has been divided into three sections by Alam (Alam M.K, 1988). The Madhupur Garh has higher elevation and consists of elongated hillocks. The Bangsi, Turag, Banar and Khiro rivers dissect it. The topography of the Bhawal Garh is less pronounced and broad flat terrace areas are characteristics. Figure ۲. SPT borehole location map of study area. Tributaries of the Turag and Sitalakhya drain the area. The Dhaka terrace is the lowest part of the Madhupur Tract. It is on south of the Tongi Khal and slopes to the south and southeast. Tributaries of the Turag, Buriganga and Balu Rivers have dissected the Dhaka terrace. The study area falls within the Dhaka Terrace. The sites for conduction of the SPT tests were distributed throughout the Purbachal New Town. 19 boreholes were drilled for SPT under required observation and all of them were available for this study. III. TECTONIC SET-UP As Bangladesh is located northeastern part of Indian sub-continent at head of the Bay of Bengal but tectonically Bangladesh lies at the junction of three tectonic plates - the Indian plate, the Eurasian plate and the Burmese microplate, near the edge of the Indian craton. 348 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) These form two boundaries where plates converge– the India-Eurasia plate boundary to the north forming the Himalaya Arc and the India-Burma plate boundary to the east forming the Burma Arc. The moving rate of Indian plate is ~6 cm/yr in a northeast direction and subducting under the Eurasian (~ 45 mm/yr) and the Burmese (~ 35 mm/yr) plates in the north and east, respectively (Sella et al., 2002; Bilham, 2004). This continuous motion of plates is taken up by active fault which is responsible for earthquakes. There are few regional Active faults are present in and around Bangladesh which can generate moderate to great earthquakes. N Figure ۴. Drainage pattern of the study area. Bangladesh V. AQUIFER SYSTEM OF THE STUDY AREA In the study area the Mio-Pleistocene sediments of the Dupi Tila Formation, which form the aquifer systems, lie beneath the Pleistocene Madhupur Clay Formation, (Table II) Master Plane Organization (MPO) in 1986, have divided the Mio-Pleistocene and Holocene aquifers of Bangladesh into upper and lower aquifer sequences on the basis of differing hydro-geological characteristics. The upper aquifer sequence is a heterogeneous assemblage of sands, silts and clays all essentially in hydraulic continuity. This upper aquifer has three subdivisions and the lower aquifer sequence may be subdivided into five aquifers separated by impervious clay layers, shown in (Table II) below. The upper aquifer sequence is annually refilled by recharge from rainfall, floods and rivers. The lower aquifer sequence is recharged from outside Bangladesh plains on its eastern unconfined outcrop in the Tripura and Sylhet hills. In the study area the upper aquifer sequence as groundwater storage reservoir has three sub-units: - An Upper silty clay layer; - A middle composite aquifer of fine to very fine sands; - At bottom, the main aquifer of medium, medium to coarse sand with layers of clay and silt. The main and composite aquifer divisions are connected together hydraulically and lie under the upper silty clay cover. Figure ۳. Regional tectonic setup of Bangladesh with respect to plate Configuration and Fault. IV. DRAINAGE OF THE STUDY AREA Drainage system of study area is dominated by one river of national importance- the Sitalakhya. The Turag river borders western boundary of the area. The Sitalakhya river flows from the north and joins with Meghna river further south of the study area. The Balu river also flows from the north and joins with Sitalakhya river near Demra. The area is traversed few small khals and beels. Most of the Khals are seasonal and feed by the rainwater. 349 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) TABLE II AQUIFER SYSTEM OF BANGLADESH (MPO, 1986) Aquifer Sequence Sub-units TABLE III Susceptibility for Geomorphic Unit (CDMP, 2009) Thickness (m) Upper Aquifer Sequence Silty Clay Composite Aquifer Main Aquifer 0 to +120 3 to 60 30 to +60 Lower Aquifer Sequence Clay Aquitard Aquifer No. 2 Clay Aquitard Aquifer No. 3 Clay Aquitard Aquifer No. 4 Clay Aquitard Aquifer No. 5 Clay Aquitard Aquifer No. 6 20 to 80 60 to 120 0 to 170 140 to 180 110 to 140 100 to 170 100 to 160 80 to 150 30 to 50 110 to 190 VI. GEOMORPHIC MAP RIVISION Geomorphic unit map edited by GSB (2008) is used to evaluate geomorphological data of study area. Moreover, liquefaction hazard depend on rock density, because these areas are high risk for the liquefaction hazard due to distribution of loose sand caused by uncompacted work and high groundwater level. Purbachal New Town fall into upper modhupur terrace and show very low level of liquefaction susceptibility (Table III). Figure ۵. Surface geomorphological map of Purbachal New Town (modified from GSB, 2008). 350 Geological Geomorphic Unit Type of Deposit Meander Channel River channel Modern Very High Back Swamp Flood plain Holocene Moderate Swamp / Depression Flood plain Holocene Moderate Flood Plain Flood plain Holocene Moderate Shallow Alluvial Gully Colluvium Holocene Moderate Deep Alluvial Gully Colluvium Holocene Moderate Gully Head Talus Holocene Low Valley Fill Colluvium Holocene Moderate Channel Bar Dunes / Delta and fan-delta Modern High Point Bar Dunes / Delta and fan-delta Modern High Natural Levee Dunes / Delta and fan-delta Modern High Lateral Bar Dunes / Delta and fan-delta Modern High Lower Modhupur Terrace Residual soils Pleistocene Very Low Upper Modhupur Terrace Residual soils Pleistocene Very Low Modhupur Slope Talus Modern Low Age Susceptibilit y International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) VII. SEISMISITY In 1979 Geological Survey of Bangladesh (GSB) through an inter-ministerial national committee prepared a seismic zoning map of Bangladesh and outline of a code for earthquake resistant design of structures based on historical earthquakes. Latter on a revised seismic zoning map (Figure ۶) is papered in 1993. This map is included in Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC, 1993). In BNBC map Bangladesh is divided into three zones based on maximum ground acceleration. The zones are Zone 1, Bangladesh has only few of seismic networks such as network of DUEO, BUET etc., but their history is short. Some Bangladeshi researchers have summarized seismicity data using the data of India and world observatory.The seismicity classified in depth and historical earthquakes by Bilham (2004) shows that seismicity in Bangladesh is high along the plate boundary between the Indian and Eurasian Plate and the Dauki Fault. Figure ۶. Seismic zoning map of Bangladesh (BNBC, 1993) 351 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) Zone 2 and Zone 3 where the ground accelerations are 0.075g, 0.15g and 0.25g respectively. The Zone 1 which is the seismically least active zone includes Rajshahi, Pabna, Koshtia, Faridpur, Jossore, Khulna, Barisal, Noakhali and Patuakhali. Dinajpur, Pnchagarh, Thakurgaon, Nilphamari, Bogra, Tangail, Dhaka, Munshigonj, Comilla, Rangamati, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar are included in Zone 2. Sylhet, Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat are in included in Zone 3 which is the most seismically active zone. Purbachal New Town fall into Zone 2, thus bed rock acceleration 0.15g is used to calculate peak ground acceleration by ―Edushake‖ software. VIII. CALCULATION OF PGA To calculate peak ground acceleration of surface rock layer ―Edushake‖ software is used. To have PGA one has to input layer number, lithology, ground water table, thickness, unit weight, share wave velocity, plasticity index and damping ration 5% for all rock layer. In ―Modulus Reduction Curve‖ option ―Vucetic- Dobry‖ is used for clay and silt; ―Seed and Idriss 1970‖ is used for sand and soil and ―Linear‖ for bed rock. ―TREAS.EQ‖ for ―File Name‖ option was taken as study area fall in ZONE-2 in the Seismic Zoning Map of Bangladesh. Then have averaged all peak ground acceleration value to have a single value for a borehole. Figure ۷. An output window of “Edushake” software with calculated PGA. 352 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) IX. EVALUATION OF LIQUEFACTION PROBABILITY AND RESULT DISCUSSION Evaluation of liquefaction potential requires two sets of parameters: parameters for the seismic loading and parameters to represent the characteristics of soil deposit. Each parameter influences the evaluation of liquefaction potential to a different degree, and there is considerable uncertainty associated with each of them. Youd and Perkins (1978) have estimated the liquefaction susceptibility of different types of soil deposits by assigning a qualitative susceptibility rating based on general deposit environment and geologic age of the deposit. The Historical liquefaction at a specific location is strongly influenced by the susceptibility of the soil, the amplitude and duration of ground shaking and the depth of ground water. Thus, the probability of liquefaction for a given susceptibility category can be determined by the following relationships [HAZUS97]. [ ] [ | Chart ۱. Conditional Liquefaction Probability Relationships for Liquefaction Susceptibility Categories (after Liao, et. al., 1988). KM: MW correction factor, calculated by the following equation KM= 0.0027Mw3 – 0.0267MW2 – 0.2055MW + 2.9188 Where, MW = Moment magnitude of the seismic event ] Where, P[Liquefactionsc|PGA=a]: Conditional liquefaction probability for a given susceptibility category at a specified level of PGA (Table IV). Purbachal New Town fall in upper modhupur terrace (Geomorphic map edited by GSB, 2008). So ―very low‖ susceptibility category is used in this research. TABLE IV CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY RELATIONSHIP FOR LIQUEFACTION SUSCEPTIBILITY CATEGORIES Susceptibility Category Very High High Moderate Low Very Low None Chart ۲. Moment Magnitude (M) Correction Factor for Liquefaction Probability Relationships (after Seed and Idriss, 1982). P[Liquefaction|PGA=a] 0 ≤ 9.09a – 0.82 ≤ 1.0 0 ≤ 7.67a – 0.92 ≤ 1.0 0 ≤ 6.67a – 1.00 ≤ 1.0 0 ≤ 5.57a – 1.18 ≤ 1.0 0 ≤ 4.16a – 1.08 ≤ 1.0 0.0 KW: Groundwater depth correction factor, calculated by the following equation KW = 0.022dW + 0.93 Where, dw: Groundwater depth in feet 353 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) TABLE V PROPORTION OF MAP UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE TO LIQUEFACTION (AFTER POWER, ET. AL., 1982) Mapped Relative Susceptibility Very High High Moderate Low Very Low None Chart ۳. Ground Water Depth Correction Factor for Liquefaction Probability Relationships. Proportion of Map Unit 0.25 0.20 0.10 0.05 0.02 0.00 With all these processed data, peak ground acceleration ―a‖ has been generated by ―Edushake‖ software in purpose of liquefaction hazard analysis. Then, ―a‖ of 0 to 15 meter of soil profile is used to have conditional liquefaction probability for a given susceptibility category at a specified level of PGA. Corresponding KM (MW correction factor) and KW (Groundwater depth correction factor) is also been calculated for 15 meter depth. Afterwards, probabilities of liquefaction have been evaluated for every borehole with this depth range. Pml: Proportion of map unit susceptible to liquefaction (Table V) Study area fall into Upper Modhupur Terrace (Table III) which shows very low liquefaction susceptibility. So ―very low‖ susceptibility in taken to have proportion of map unit (Pml) from table V. TABLE VI CALCULATED LIQUEFACTION PROBABILITY Bore Hole No. PBH-01 PBH-02 PBH-03 PBH-04 PBH-05 PBH-06 PBH-07 PBH-08 PBH-09 PBH-10 PBH-11 PBH-12 PBH-13 PBH-14 PBH-15 PBH-16 PBH-17 PBH-18 PBH-19 a (avg) (g) 0.3 0.38 0.26 0.39 0.42 0.28 0.37 0.34 0.34 0.42 0.36 0.42 0.32 0.31 0.42 0.48 0.39 0.45 0.28 dw P[Liquefactionsc|PGA=a] 0.1680 0.5008 0.0016 0.5424 0.6672 0.0848 0.4592 0.3344 0.3344 0.6672 0.4176 0.6672 0.2512 0.2096 0.6672 0.9168 0.5424 0.7920 0.0848 MW 7.5 354 KM 1.015 KW (ft) 19.03 22.31 23.29 24.61 21.33 19.23 15.75 20.67 18.70 18.37 17.71 17.06 11.81 13.78 17.72 18.70 22.31 24.93 25.59 1.35 1.42 1.44 1.47 1.39 1.35 1.27 1.38 1.34 1.33 1.32 1.31 1.18 1.23 1.32 1.34 1.42 1.48 1.49 Pml P[Liquefactionxsc] .02 0. 002455177 0. 006947064 0. 000021863 0. 007265393 0. 009397962 0. 001235250 0. 007090178 0. 004759640 0. 004913422 0. 009856681 0. 006237171 0. 010074306 0. 004161160 0. 003350024 0. 009963475 0. 013470769 0. 007524137 0. 010558244 0. 001119484 International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2016) Figure ۸. Liquefaction probability map of Purbachal New Town. The whole analysis procedure has been done with MS Excel. The calculated value demarcate according to rank, from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Threshold of each rank from 1 to 5 are set as less than 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20 and equal to / more than 0.20, respectively. Hence all calculated value laid bellow 0.05 (Table VI) show very low liquefaction susceptibility. For convenience of the result discussion, the liquefaction probability is presented visually by probability map by using the ArcGIS-10 software. and map has been drawn by interpolation method ArcGIS10 software. The probability map can either be used to estimate the area of coverage that is expected to show surface manifestations of liquefaction or the conditional probability of liquefaction at any specific zone (Holzer et al., 2006). Liquefaction probability map of the 15 meter subsurface geological materials of Purbachal New Town is prepared for a earthquake having a magnitude of 7.5 (Mw) and a horizontal peak ground acceleration of 0.15 g. Map Shows no variation in liquefaction probability of the city and it is very low for entire city. As a first time approach, the map prepared in the present study using PGA is considered as a preliminary liquefaction hazard map of Purbachal New Town. Finally, this type of map can be used as additional guidelines for future planning and development of the city with the site specific seismic hazard analysis. X. CONCLUSIONS The liquefaction Probability map of Purbachal New Town offers a quantitative approach for mapping liquefaction Probability. 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