7. CONCLUSION
The present study investigated the two field methods used to evaluate liquefaction potential of soils including Standard penetration Test (SPT) and Shear wave velocity test (VS) based on empirical relationships between them. The comparison of the safety factor values and liquefaction potential index revealed that the severity/seriousness of liquefaction occurrence in the studied area based on VS method is was lower than the one based on SPT based method. Furthermore, it can be observed that the relationships between Standard Penetration Test and shear wave velocity are not appropriate. Because the relationships used in the present study are dependent on soil type, fines content (clay and silt), type of tests and their accuracy, it would be much safer to perform both methods for the same place and then compare the results in order to evaluate the liquefaction potential. Last but not least, further studies are called for to obtain better relationships based on the type of soils within the area of the study