Guidelines for Analysing and Mitigating Liquefaction in California





RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES

FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF

DMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION 117

GUIDELINES FOR ANALYZING AND MITIGATING

LIQUEFACTION IN CALIFORNIA

Organized through the

Southern California Earthquake Center

University of Southern California



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With the implementation of the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act in California, general guidelines

for evaluating and mitigating seismic hazards in California were published by the California

Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology in 1997 as Special Publication 117.

Building Officials in the Department of Building and Safety of the City of Los Angeles and the

Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles requested assistance in the

development of procedures to implement the requirements of the DMG SP 117 Guidelines and

the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act for projects requiring their review. Cooperation was sought

from other agencies in southern California and officials from the Counties of Riverside, San

Bernardino, San Diego, Orange, and Ventura agreed to participate. In addition, the Division of

Mines and Geology and the Federal Emergency Management Agency lent support to this effort.


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