Recent Advances in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Microzonation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ansal, Atilla (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
• Series: Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering ; 1
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Structural geology.; Geophysics.; Hydrogeology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Civil engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Civil Engineering.; Structural Geology.

Outstanding advances have been achieved on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Microzonation in the last decade mostly due to the increase in the recorded instrumental in-situ data and large number of case studies conducted in analyzing the observed effects during the recent major earthquakes. D...

Table of Contents:

• Role of Geotechnics in Earthquake Engineering
• Microzonation: Developments and Applications
• The Influence of Scale on Microzonation and Impact Studies
• Strong Ground Motion
• Geophysical and Geotechnical Investigations for Ground Response Analyses
• Site Effects
• Evaluation of Liquefaction-induced Deformation of Structures
• Seismic Zonation Methodologies with Particular Reference to the Italian Situation
• Seismic Microzonation: A Case Study
• Dynamic Analysis of Solid Waste Landfills and Lining Systems
• Earthquake Resistant Design of Shallow Foundations
• Behaviour and Design of Deep Foundation Subjected to Earthquakes.