Nonlinear soil response as a natural passive isolation mechanism - The 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-51

  Trifunac, M D ^a   Todorovska, M I ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Ground strains; Nonlinear soil response; Northridge earthquake; Passive isolation; Red tagged buildings; Structural control; Water pipe breaks

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; SEISMIC WAVES; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRAIN;

NONLINEAR SOIL RESPONSE; PASSIVE ISOLATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; ISOLATION MECHANISM; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; SOIL DYNAMICS; STRAIN;

USA, CALIFORNIA, NORTHRIDGE;

EID: 0031892337     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0267-7261(97)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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