Back-analysis of a seismically induced highway embankment failure during the 1999 Düzce earthquake

Analysis of a highway embankment failure

Analysis of a highway embankment failure associated with the 1999 Düzce, Turkey earthquake

✍ B.S. Bakır; E. Akış 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 603 KB

An embankment slope on a major highway totally collapsed during 12 November 1999 Du ¨zce earthquake (M w Z7.1) due to the intense near field ground motion. The slope had performed satisfactorily, without even minor deformations or cracks, during the I ˙zmit earthquake (M w Z7.4), another major event