Liquefaction potential assessment in Kazakhstan

Collaborative Research Program for 2025-2027

The proposed project aims to evaluate the seismic liquefaction risk to southern and southeastern Kazakhstan structures. This will involve integrating liquefaction hazard and risk assessment with site-specific ground response analysis, considering local factors such as deep soil deposits, seismology, geology, and geotechnical engineering. The anticipated outcomes of the project are to (1) develop seismic risk classification maps; (2) determine dynamic soil properties; (3) perform site-specific ground response analysis; (4) evaluate liquefaction potential using conventional and state-of-the art approaches (e.g., deterministic/probabilistic methods, HVSR, and ML); and (5) develop liquefaction hazard map. Based on the risk assessment results, recommendations for the design and retrofitting of new and existing structures will be proposed to government authorities involved in geotechnical and structural design and seismic risk reduction.