Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Towhata, Ikuo. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1 KNOWLEDGE OF SOIL MECHANICS
  • Basic Principles in Soil Mechanics
  • 2 PROBLEMS CONCERNING SHAKING OF SOFT GROUND UNDERGOING EARTHQUAKE LOADING
  • Seismological Knowledge
  • Wave Propagation in Elastic Medium
  • Earthquake Effects
  • Dynamic Response Analysis
  • Pseudostatic Limit Equilibrium Analysis
  • Field Investigation
  • Dynamic Response of Complex-Modulus Model
  • Laboratory Tests on Dynamic Properties of Soils
  • Stress-Strain Models
  • Application of Seismic Inertia Force
  • Seismic Force Exerted on Structures
  • Seismic Behavior of Slopes and Embankments
  • Landslides
  • Seismic Faults
  • 3 LIQUEFACTION
  • Features of Liquefaction-Induced Damages
  • Mechanism of Onset of Liquefaction
  • Assessment of Liquefaction Potential
  • Behavior of Soil Undergoing Cyclic Undrained Loading
  • In-Situ Tests on Liquefaction Potential of Subsoils
  • Postliquefaction Behavior of Sandy Ground
  • Immediate Detection of Liquefaction Damage and Emergency Action
  • Permanent Displacement and Deformation of Liquefied Subsoil
  • Prediction of Permanent Displacement Due to Liquefaction
  • Mitigation of Liquefaction-Induced Damage
  • Seismic Microzonation.