Uplift of sewer pipes caused by earthquake-induced liquefaction of surrounding soil

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 75-87

  Koseki, Junichi ^a   Matsuo, Osamu ^b   Tanaka, Shuji ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

^c Japan Sewage Works Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Sanriku Haruka Oki earthquake); (sewer pipe); (uplift) (IGC: E8 H8); Case history; Liquefaction; Model test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002491468     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.38.3_75     Document Type: Article

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