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Geotechnical earthquake engineering / Ikou Towhata

By: Towhata, Ikuo [autor]Publisher: Alemania : Springer, ©2008Description: xx, 678 páginas : ilustraciones ; 30 cmContent type: texto Media type: no mediado Carrier type: volumenISBN: 9783540357827Subject(s): Dinámica del suelo | Ingenieria sismica | Mecanica de suelosDDC classification: 624.1762
Contents:
Basic principles in soil mechanics. -- Introduction. -- 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 test on dynamic propperties of soils. -- Stress-strain models. -- Application of seismic inertia force. -- Seismic forces exerted on structures. -- Seismic behavior of slopesand embankments. -- Landslides. -- Seismic faults. -- Features of liquefaction-induceddamages. -- Mechanism of onset of liquedaction. -- Assessment of liquefaction potential. -- Behavior of soil undergoing cyclic undrained loading. -- In-situ tests on liquefaction potential of subsoils. -- Post-liquefaction behavior of sandy ground. -- Immediate detection of liquefaction damage and emergency action. -- Permanent displacement / deformation of liquedied susoil. -- Prediction of permanent displacement due to liquefaction. -- Mitigation of liquefaction-induced damage. -- Seismic microzonation.
Summary: This book present all issues of earthquake geotechnical engineering in a comprehensive way. It summarizes the present knowledge on earthquake hazards and their causative mechanisms, experimental studies on nonlinear complex soil behaviour, an analysis to predict ground behaviour during earthquakes, field studies to determine nature of real ground as input data for analysis, and damage mitigation technologies. Information obtained from earthquake demage investigation (such as ground motion, landslides, earth pressure, fault action, or liquefaction) as well as data from laboratory tests and field investigation is supplied, together with exercises.
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This fascinating new book examines the issues of earthquake geotechnical engineering in a comprehensive way. It summarizes the present knowledge on earthquake hazards and their causative mechanisms as well as a number of other relevant topics. Information obtained from earthquake damage investigation (such as ground motion, landslides, earth pressure, fault action, or liquefaction) as well as data from laboratory tests and field investigation is supplied, together with exercises/questions.

Includes appendix 1. Derivation of coulomb's active earth pressure. -- appendix 2. Convenient expressions in international conversations. -- appendix 3. Applicstion of variational principle of mathematics to deformation analysis., contents and index

Basic principles in soil mechanics. -- Introduction. -- 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 test on dynamic propperties of soils. -- Stress-strain models. -- Application of seismic inertia force. -- Seismic forces exerted on structures. -- Seismic behavior of slopesand embankments. -- Landslides. -- Seismic faults. -- Features of liquefaction-induceddamages. -- Mechanism of onset of liquedaction. -- Assessment of liquefaction potential. -- Behavior of soil undergoing cyclic undrained loading. -- In-situ tests on liquefaction potential of subsoils. -- Post-liquefaction behavior of sandy ground. -- Immediate detection of liquefaction damage and emergency action. -- Permanent displacement / deformation of liquedied susoil. -- Prediction of permanent displacement due to liquefaction. -- Mitigation of liquefaction-induced damage. -- Seismic microzonation.

This book present all issues of earthquake geotechnical engineering in a comprehensive way. It summarizes the present knowledge on earthquake hazards and their causative mechanisms, experimental studies on nonlinear complex soil behaviour, an analysis to predict ground behaviour during earthquakes, field studies to determine nature of real ground as input data for analysis, and damage mitigation technologies. Information obtained from earthquake demage investigation (such as ground motion, landslides, earth pressure, fault action, or liquefaction) as well as data from laboratory tests and field investigation is supplied, together with exercises.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Simple Stress-Strain Models
  • Application of Seismic Inertia Force
  • Seismic Forces on Structures
  • Seismic Behavior of Slopes and Embankments
  • Landslides
  • Seismic Faults
  • Features of Liquefaction-Induced Damages
  • Mechanism of Onset of Liquefaction
  • Assessment of Liquefaction Probability
  • Behavior of Soil Undergoing Cyclic Undrained Loading
  • Seismological Knowledge
  • In-Situ Tests on Liquefaction Potential of Subsoils
  • Post-Liquefaction Behavior of Sandy Ground
  • Immediate Detection of Liquefaction Damage and Emergency Action
  • Permanent Displacement / Deformation of Liquefied Subsoil
  • Prediction of Permanent Displacement due to Liquefaction
  • Mitigation of Liquefaction-Induced Damage
  • Wave Propagation in Elastic Medium
  • Earthquake Effects
  • Dynamic Response Analysis
  • Quasi-Static Limit Equilibrium Analysis
  • Field Investigation
  • Dynamic Response of Complex-Modulus Model
  • Laboratory Tests on Dynamic Properties of Soils

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CHOICE Review

This book, part of the "Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering," is an encyclopedic assemblage of basic and practical science on state-of-the-art engineering technology dealing with the behavior of earth materials subject to earthquakes and derivative effects. Major topics include soil mechanics, earthquake loading, stress and strain models, seismic faults, landslides, and hydrologic effects. Several chapters relate to liquefaction--its geology, mechanisms, tests and predictions, and mitigations. Because of the work's vast coverage of earthquake engineering and to assist readers of different levels, Towhata (Univ. of Tokyo) has classified the more than 400 sections into elementary, advanced, and miscellaneous topics. Extensive references follow each of the 27 chapters. An unusually fine aspect of this attractive volume is the inclusion of copious colored photographs of the wide-range effects of earthquakes on terrain and engineered projects. Hundreds of graphs, charts, and mathematical relationships are skillfully integrated with the text and photographs. This volume is truly monumental. It should be in the libraries of all geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections. T. L. T. Grose emeritus, Colorado School of Mines

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