Basic geotechnical earthquake engineering

✍ Scribed by Kamlesh Kumar

• Publisher: New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 153
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Earthquake Records
1.3 Earthquake Records of India
Chapter 2 Earthquakes
2.1 Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes
2.2 Seismic Waves
2.3 Faults
2.4 Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity
Chapter 3 Seismic Hazards in India
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Earthquake Hazards in India
3.3 Earthquake Hazards in The North Eastern Region
3.4 Frequency of Earthquake
3.5 Earthquake Prediction
3.6 Earthquake Hazard Zonation, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation
3.7 Earthquake Resistant Structures
3.8 Awareness Campaign
Chapter 4 Dynamic Soil Properties
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Soil Properties for Dynamic Loading
4.3 Types of Soils
4.4 Measuring Dynamic Soil Properties
Chapter 5 Site Seismicity, Seismic Soil Response and Design Earthquake
5.1 Site Seismicity
5.2 Seismic Soil Response
5.3 Design Earthquake
Chapter 6 Liquefaction
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Factors Governing Liquefaction in the Field
6.3 Liquefaction Analysis
6.4 Antiliquefaction Measures
Chapter 7 Earthquake Resistant Design of Shallow Foundation
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Bearing Capacity Analysis for Liquefied Soil
7.3 Granular Soil with Earthquake Induced Pore Water Pressure
7.4 Bearing Capacity Analysis for Cohesive Soil Weakened by Earthquake
Chapter 8 Earthquake Resistant Design of Deep Foundation
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Design Criteria
Chapte 9 Slope Stability Analyses for Earthquakes
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Inertia Slope Stability-Pseudostatic Method
9.3 Inertia Slope Stability – Newmark Method
9.4 Weakening Slope Stability-Flow Slides
9.5 Weakening Slope Stability-Liquefaction Induced Lateral Spreading
Chapter 10 Retaining Wall Analyses for Earthquakes
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Pseudostatic Method
10.3 Retaining Wall Analysis for Liquefied Soil
10.4 Retaining Wall Analyses for Weakened Soil
10.5 Restrained Retaining Walls
10.6 Temporary Retaining Walls
Chapter 11 Earthquake Resistant Design of Buildings
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Earthquake Resisting Performance Expectation
11.3 Key Material Parameters For Effective Earthquake Resistant Design
11.4 Earthquake Design Level Ground Motion
11.5 Derivation of Ductile Design Response Spectra
11.6 Analysis and Earthquake Resistant Design Principles
11.7 Earthquake Resistant Structural Systems
11.8 The Importance and Implications of Structural Regularity
11.9 Methods of Analysis
References
Index