Special Topics in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Geotechnical Aspects of the L’Aquila Earthquake

   • Paola Monaco, Gianfranco Totani, Giovanni Barla, Antonio Cavallaro, Antonio Costanzo, Anna d’Onofrio et al.

   Pages 1-66

3. Geotechnical Aspects of 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, China

   • Ikuo Towhata, Yuan-Jun Jiang

   Pages 67-89

4. Effects of Fines and Aging on Liquefaction Strength and Cone Resistance of Sand Investigated in Triaxial Apparatus

   • Takaji Kokusho, Fumiki Ito, Yota Nagao

   Pages 91-107

5. Full Scale Testing and Simulation of Seismic Bridge Abutment-Backfill Interaction

   • Ahmed Elgamal, Patrick Wilson

   Pages 109-127

6. Macro Element for Pile Head Cyclic Lateral Loading

   • Michael Pender, Liam Wotherspoon, Norazzlina M. Sa’don, Rolando Orense

   Pages 129-145

7. Analysis of Piles in Liquefying Soils by the Pseudo-Static Approach

   • M. Cubrinovski, Jennifer J. M. Haskell, Brendon A. Bradley

   Pages 147-174

8. Experimental and Theoretical SFSI Studies in a Model Structure in Euroseistest

   • Kyriazis Pitilakis, Vasiliki Terzi

   Pages 175-215

9. Soil-Structure Interaction for Seismic Improvement of Noto Cathedral (Italy)

   • Michele Maugeri, Glenda Abate, Maria Rossella Massimino

   Pages 217-239

10. Study on the Method for the Seismic Design of Expressway Embankments

    • Susumu Yasuda, Kazuyori Fujioka

    Pages 241-272

11. Performances of Rockfill Dams and Deep-Seated Landslides During Earthquakes

    • Kenji Ishihara

    Pages 273-314

12. Bridging the Gap Between Structural and Geotechnical Engineers in SSI for Performance-Based Design

    • M. H. El Naggar

    Pages 315-351

13. Back Matter

    Pages 353-356

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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, as well as their interface with Engineering Seismology, Geophysics and Seismology, have all made remarkable progress over the past 15 years, mainly due to the development of instrumented large scale experimental facilities, to the increase in the quantity and quality of recorded earthquake data, to the numerous well-documented case studies from recent strong earthquakes as well as enhanced computer capabilities. One of the major factors contributing to the aforementioned progress is the increasing social need for a safe urban environment, large infrastructures and essential facilities. The main scope of our book is to provide the geotechnical engineers, geologists and seismologists, with the most recent advances and developments in the area of earthquake geotechnical engineering, seismology and soil dynamics.

• Earthquake engineering
• Geotechnical engineering
• Seismic hazards
• Soil dynamics

• Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

  Mohamed A. Sakr

• Earthquake Research Institute, Kandilli Observatory, Bogazici University, Cengelkoy, Istanbul, Turkey

  Atilla Ansal

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