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This chapter serves as an introduction to the large and complex field of geotechnical earthquake engineering. The size of an earthquake can be quantified in several ways. The first and oldest way is the earthquake intensity, which is a qualitative description of the effect of the earthquake. During an earthquake, the rock fault shears and sends shear waves and compression waves through to the ground surface. This shaking of the rock and soil mass can be recorded using instruments sensitive to motion. The propagation through soil may have a significant impact on the motion of the ground surface, and this ground response is addressed in the chapter. The design approach often considers two levels of earthquakes: a rare earthquake and an expected earthquake. The chapter addresses what happens under earthquake conditions. Gravity walls are considered first, followed by MSE walls, cantilever walls, and tieback walls.
This chapter serves as an introduction to the large and complex field of geotechnical earthquake engineering. The size of an earthquake can be quantified in several ways. The first and oldest way is the earthquake intensity, which is a qualitative description of the effect of the earthquake. During an earthquake, the rock fault shears and sends shear waves and compression waves through to the ground surface. This shaking of the rock and soil mass can be recorded using instruments sensitive to motion. The propagation through soil may have a significant impact on the motion of the ground surface, and this ground response is addressed in the chapter. The design approach often considers two levels of earthquakes: a rare earthquake and an expected earthquake. The chapter addresses what happens under earthquake conditions. Gravity walls are considered first, followed by MSE walls, cantilever walls, and tieback walls.
Earthquake Geoengineering
Briaud, Jean‐Louis (author)
Geotechnical Engineering ; 784-822
2013-10-21
39 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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