ENGLISH

Practical Soil Dynamics: Case Studies in Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering

By Milutin Srbulov (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2011
ISBN
9400713118, 9789400713116
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-1312-3
ISSN
1573-6059
Google Books ID
xL-eoFCYMrQC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5058091 bytes)
Series
Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering 20
Edition
1
Pages
266\287
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-14 18:00:00
FoundationsGeotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences;Hydraulics; Building Construction; Geotechnical En

Description

The objective of this book is to fill some of the gaps in the existing engineering codes and standards related to soil dynamics, concerning issues in earthquake engineering and ground vibrations, by using formulas and hand calculators. The usefulness and accuracy of the simple analyses are demonstrated by their implementation to the case histories available in the literature. Ideally, the users of the volume will be able to comment on the analyses as well as provide more case histories of simple considerations by publishing their results in a number of international journals and conferences. The ultimate aim is to extend the existing codes and standards by adding new widely accepted analyses in engineering practice. The following topics have been considered in this volume: • main ground motion sources and properties • typical ground motions, recording, ground investigations and testing • soil properties used in simple analyses • fast sliding in non-liquefied soil • flow of liquefied sandy soil • massive retaining walls • slender retaining walls • shallow foundations • piled foundations • tunnels, vertical shafts and pipelines • ground vibration caused by industry. Audience: This book is of interest to geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, earthquake engineers and students.

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