The The purpose of this study is to investigate the actual liquefaction occurrence site in Pohang area and to analyze the ground characteristics of Pohang area using the data of the National Geotechnical Information DB Center and to calculate the liquefaction potential index. Based on the results, the distribution of soil classification in Pohang area and the risk of liquefaction under various earthquake accelerations were prepared. As a result of the study, soils in Pohang has the soil characteristics that can cause the site amplification phenomenon. In the analysis through liquefaction hazard maps under earthquake scenarios, it is found that the liquefaction occurred in the area of Heunghae town is more likely to be liquefied than other areas in Pohang. From these results, it is expected that the study on the preparation of liquefaction hazard maps will contribute to the preparation of countermeasures against liquefaction by predicting the possibility in the future.

Ground liquefaction of sandy ground during earthquake is a major problem that may cause big catastrophes to infrastructures. In seismic evaluation, it is important to describe correctly the mechanical behavior of soils subjected to cyclic loading in order to avoid or reduce the damages caused by liquefaction. However it needs a lot of time and efforts. Therefore in this study, we tried to evaluate the elaborate way for ground liquefaction hazard map using a simple method for estimating.