Soil Dynamics and Liquefaction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soil Dynamics and Liquefaction write by A.S. Cakmak. This book was released on 2014-04-11. Soil Dynamics and Liquefaction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Despite advances in the field of geotechnical earthquake engineering, earthquakes continue to cause loss of life and property in one part of the world or another. The Third International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 22nd to 24th June 1987, provided an opportunity for participants from all over the world to share their expertise to enhance the role of mechanics and other disciplines as they relate to earthquake engineering. The edited proceedings of the conference are published in four volumes. This volume covers: Constitutive Relations in Soil Dynamics, Liquefaction of Soils, and Experimental Soil Dynamics. With its companion volumes, it is hoped that it will contribute to the further development of techniques, methods and innovative approaches in soil dynamics and earthquake engineering.
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering write by Boominathan Adimoolam. This book was released on 2018-06-09. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book gathers selected proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society, and covers various aspects of soil dynamics and earthquake geotechnical engineering. The book includes a wide range of studies on seismic response of dams, foundation-soil systems, natural and man-made slopes, reinforced-earth walls, base isolation systems and so on, especially focusing on the soil dynamics and case studies from the Indian subcontinent. The book also includes chapters addressing related issues such as landslide risk assessments, liquefaction mitigation, dynamic analysis of mechanized tunneling, and advanced seismic soil-structure-interaction analysis. Given its breadth of coverage, the book offers a useful guide for researchers and practicing civil engineers alike.
Innovative Earthquake Soil Dynamics
Innovative Earthquake Soil Dynamics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Innovative Earthquake Soil Dynamics write by Takaji Kokusho. This book was released on 2017-07-28. Innovative Earthquake Soil Dynamics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Innovative Earthquake Soil Dynamics deals with soil dynamics in earthquake engineering and includes almost all aspects of soil behavior. Both generally accepted basic knowledge as well as advanced and innovative views are accommodated. Major topics are (i) seismic site amplification, (ii) liquefaction and (iii) earthquake-induced slope failure. Associated with the above, basic theories and knowledge on wave propagation/attenuation, soil properties, laboratory tests, numerical analyses, and model tests are addressed in the first part of the book. A great number of earthquake observations in surface soil deposits as well as case histories with new findings are addressed in the later chapters, together with associated laboratory test data. Most of the research results originate from Japan, which is rich in earthquake records and case histories, although mostly isolated from the outside world because of the language barrier. Another important feature characterizing this book is an energy perspective in addition to the force-equilibrium perspective, because it is the author’s strong belief that energy is a very relevant index in determining seismic failures, particularly of soils and soil structures. Innovative Earthquake Soil Dynamics is written for international readers, graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers, interested in this field.
Soil Dynamics and Foundation Modeling
Soil Dynamics and Foundation Modeling - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soil Dynamics and Foundation Modeling write by Junbo Jia. This book was released on 2017-11-26. Soil Dynamics and Foundation Modeling available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents a comprehensive topical overview on soil dynamics and foundation modeling in offshore and earthquake engineering. The spectrum of topics include, but is not limited to, soil behavior, soil dynamics, earthquake site response analysis, soil liquefactions, as well as the modeling and assessment of shallow and deep foundations. The author provides the reader with both theory and practical applications, and thoroughly links the methodological approaches with engineering applications. The book also contains cutting-edge developments in offshore foundation engineering such as anchor piles, suction piles, pile torsion modeling, soil ageing effects and scour estimation. The target audience primarily comprises research experts and practitioners in the field of offshore engineering, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.
State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences
State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences write by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This book was released on 2019-01-30. State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction (liquefaction) is a leading cause of earthquake damage worldwide. Liquefaction is often described in the literature as the phenomena of seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and consequent softening of granular soils. Many regions in the United States have been witness to liquefaction and its consequences, not just those in the west that people associate with earthquake hazards. Past damage and destruction caused by liquefaction underline the importance of accurate assessments of where liquefaction is likely and of what the consequences of liquefaction may be. Such assessments are needed to protect life and safety and to mitigate economic, environmental, and societal impacts of liquefaction in a cost-effective manner. Assessment methods exist, but methods to assess the potential for liquefaction triggering are more mature than are those to predict liquefaction consequences, and the earthquake engineering community wrestles with the differences among the various assessment methods for both liquefaction triggering and consequences. State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences evaluates these various methods, focusing on those developed within the past 20 years, and recommends strategies to minimize uncertainties in the short term and to develop improved methods to assess liquefaction and its consequences in the long term. This report represents a first attempt within the geotechnical earthquake engineering community to consider, in such a manner, the various methods to assess liquefaction consequences.
