Reports
32. Boulanger, R. W., and Ziotopoulou, K. (2018). “PM4Silt (Version 1): A silt plasticity model for earthquake engineering applications.” Report No. UCD/CGM-18/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 108 pp.
31. Boulanger, R. W., and Ziotopoulou, K. (2017). “PM4Sand (Version 3.1): A sand plasticity model for earthquake engineering applications.” Report No. UCD/CGM-17/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 113 pp.
30. Bray, J. D., Boulanger, R. W., Cubrinovski, M., Tokimatsu, K., Kramer, S. L., O’Rourke, T., Rathje, E., Green, R. A., Robertson, P. K., and Beyzaei, C. Z. (2017). U.S.-New Zealand-Japan International Workshop, Liquefaction-induced ground movement effects. PEER Report 2017/02, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 278 pp. US-NZ-Japan_Liquefaction_workshop_PEER_report_2017_02
29. Boulanger, R. W., and Ziotopoulou, K. (2015). “PM4Sand (Version 3): A sand plasticity model for earthquake engineering applications.” Report No. UCD/CGM-15/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 112 pp. Boulanger_Ziotopoulou_PM4Sand_Model_CGM-15-01_2015
28. Boulanger, R. W., and Idriss, I. M. (2014). “CPT and SPT based liquefaction triggering procedures.” Report No. UCD/CGM-14/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 134 pp. Boulanger_Idriss_CPT_and_SPT_Liq_triggering_CGM-14-01_2014
27. Montgomery, J., Boulanger, R. W., and Harder, L. F., Jr. (2012). “Examination of the Ks overburden correction factor on liquefaction resistance.” Report No. UCD/CGM-12/02, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 44 pp. Montgomery_et_al_Ksigma_CGM-12-02_2012
26. Boulanger, R. W., and Ziotopoulou, K. (2012). “A sand plasticity model for earthquake engineering applications: Version 2.0.” Report No. UCD/CGM-12/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 100 pp. Boulanger_Ziotopoulou_Sand_Model_CGM-12-01_2012_rev1
25. Boulanger, R. W., et al. (2011). “Geotechnical effects of the Mw 9.0 Tohoku, Japan, Earthquake of March 11, 2011.” EERI Special Earthquake Report, September, 12 pp.
24. Ashford, S. A., Boulanger, R. W., and Brandenberg, S. J. (2011). “Recommended design practice for pile foundations in laterally spreading ground.” PEER Report 2011/04, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, June, 68 pp. Ashford_et_al_PEER_2011
23. Ashford, S. A., Boulanger, R. W., Donahue, J. L., and Stewart, J. P. (2011). “Geotechnical Quick Report on the Kanto Plain Region during the March 11, 2011, Off Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake, Japan, Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Report No. GEER-025a, April 5, 20 pp.
22. Idriss, I. M., and Boulanger, R. W. (2010). “SPT-based liquefaction triggering procedures.” Report UCD/CGM-10/02, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 259 pp. Idriss_Boulanger_SPT_Liquefaction_CGM-10-02
21. Boulanger, R. W. (2010). “A sand plasticity model for earthquake engineering applications.” Report No. UCD/CGM-10/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 77 pp.
20. Meehan, C. L., Duncan, J. M., Brandon, T. L., and Boulanger, R. W. (2006). “An experimental study of the dynamic behavior of slickensided surfaces.” Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, April, 280 pp. Meehan_CGPR_report_2006
19. Boulanger, R. W., and Idriss, I. M. (2004). “Evaluating the potential for liquefaction or cyclic failure of silts and clays.” Report No. UCD/CGM-04/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 129 pp. Boulanger_Idriss_CGM04-01_2004
18. Boulanger, R. W., Kutter, B. L., Brandenberg, S. J., Singh, P., and Chang, D. (2003). “Pile foundations in liquefied and laterally spreading ground: Centrifuge experiments and analyses.” Report No. UCD/CGM-03/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 205 pp. Boulanger_et_al_CGM03_01
17. Hutchinson, T. C., Boulanger, R. W., Chai, Y. H., and Idriss, I. M. (2001). “Inelastic seismic response of extended pile shaft supported bridge structures.” PEER Report 2002/14, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 215 pp. PEER_Report_Hutchinson_et_al_2001
16. Technical Committee for Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (2001). “Case Histories of Post-Liquefaction Remediation.” Contributing authors: T. Kokusho, M. Okamura, S. Yasuda, N. Yoshida, R. W. Boulanger, J. K. Mitchell, J. I. Baez, M. Kazama, Y. Sasaki, J. Kuroiwa, and K. Ichii. Japanese Geotechnical Society, Tokyo, Japan, 117 pp.
15. Wehling, T. M., Boulanger, R. W., Harder, L. F., and Driller, M. W. (2001). “Dynamic properties of Sherman Island Peat: Phase II Study.” Report No. UCD/CGM-01/05, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 135 pp., March. CGM 01-05 – Wehling and others
14. Boulanger, R. W., Kutter, B. L., and Wilson, D. W. (1998). “The response of piles during earthquakes: Dynamic soil-pile-superstructure interaction.” Report No. UCD/CGM-98/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 125 pp., February.
13. Boulanger, R. W., and Yu, H.-S. (1997). “Theoretical aspects of compaction grouting in sands.” Research Report No. 149.07.1997, Department of Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia.
12. Stewart, D. P., Boulanger, R. W., Idriss, I. M., Hashash, Y., and Schmidt, B. (1997). “Ground improvement issues for the Posey & Webster St. Tubes seismic retrofit project: Lessons from physical modeling studies.” Report No. UCD/CGM-97/03, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 117 pp., April. CGM97-04_Lessons_from_Physical_Model_Studies
11. Boulanger, R. W., Stewart, D. P., Idriss, I. M., Hashash, Y., and Schmidt, B. (1997). “Ground improvement issues for the Posey & Webster St. Tubes seismic retrofit project: Lessons from case histories.” Report No. UCD/CGM-97/02, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 78 pp., April. CGM97-03_Lessons_from_Case_Histories
10. Boulanger, R. W., Arulnathan, R., Harder, L. F., Jr., Torres, R. A., and Driller, M. W. (1997). “Dynamic properties of Sherman Island peat.” Report No. UCD/CGM-97/01, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 80 pp., April. Boulanger_etal_Sherman_Island_peat_1997
9. Yu, H. S., Herrmann, L. R., and Boulanger, R. W. (1996). “Advanced numerical methods for the analysis of cone penetration in soils.” Final report to the Waterways Experiment Station, Army Corps of Engineers.
8. NSF Reconnaissance Team (1995). “Geotechnical reconnaissance of the effects of the January 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake, Japan.” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/95-01, University of California, Berkeley, August.
7. Boulanger, R. W., Idriss, I. M., and Mejia, L. H. (1995). “Investigation and evaluation of liquefaction related ground displacements at Moss Landing during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.” Report No. UCD/CGM-95/02, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 231 pp., May. CGM-95-02_Boulanger_others_1995 and CGM-95-02_Boulanger_others_1995_Appendices (CPT data available in a zip file for download)
6. Boulanger, R. W., Merry, S., Bray, J. D., and Mejia, L. H. (1994). “Three-Dimensional Dynamic Response Analyses of Cogswell Dam During the 1991 Sierra Madre and 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquakes.” Report No. UCD/CGM-94/02, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 81 pp., November. CGM_94_02_Boulanger_et_al_Cogswell_dam_1994
5. Boulanger, R. W., Seed, R. B., Chan, C. K., Seed, H. B., and Sousa, J. B. (1991). “Liquefaction behavior of saturated sands under uni-directional and bi-directional monotonic and cyclic simple shear loading.” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/91-08, University of California, Berkeley, 521 pp., August.
4. Boulanger, R. W., Bray, J. D., Chew, S. H., Seed, R. B., Mitchell, J. K., and Duncan, J. M. (1991). “SSCOMPPC – A finite element program for evaluation of soil-structure interaction and compaction effects: PC Version 1.0.” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/91-02, University of California, Berkeley, November.
3. Bray, J. D., Seed, R. B., and Boulanger, R. W. (1990). “Investigation of the response of Puddingstone and Cogswell Dams in the Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987. Volume I: Puddingstone Dam.” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/90-01, University of California, Berkeley, June. Also released as Data Utilization Report CSMIP/93-02, California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, Office of Strong Motion Studies, December, 1993.
2. Boulanger, R. W., Seed, R. B., and Bray, J. D. (1990). “Investigation of the response of Puddingstone and Cogswell Dams in the Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987. Volume II: Cogswell Dam.” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/90-02, University of California, Berkeley, June. Also released as Data Utilization Report CSMIP/93-03, California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, Office of Strong Motion Studies, December, 1993.
1. Seed, R. B., Boulanger, R. W., Bray, J. D., Dickenson, S. E., Kayen, R. E., Lysmer, J., Mitchell, J. K., Nicholson, P. G., Pender, M. J., Riemer, M. F., Schmertmann, G. R., and Sitar, N. (1989). “The Loma Prieta Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Geotechnical considerations.” Chapter 2 of Report No. UCB/EERC-89/14, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, October.