Key factors influencing earthquake-induced liquefaction and their direct and mediation effects.

ABSTRACT: Many factors impact earthquake-induced liquefaction, and there are complex interactions between them. Therefore, rationally identifying the key factors and clarifying their direct and indirect effects on liquefaction help to reduce the complexity of the predictive model and improve its predictive performance. This information can also help researchers understand the liquefaction phenomenon more clearly. In this paper, based on a shear wave velocity (Vs) database, 12 key factors are quantitatively identified using a correlation analysis and the maximum information coefficient (MIC) method. Subsequently, the regression method combined with the MIC method is used to construct a multiple causal path model without any assumptions based on the key factors for clarifying their direct and mediatio

SUBMITTER: Hu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7888622 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature