Liquefaction and soil failure during 1994 northridge earthquake

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 438-452

  Holzer, Thomas L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL MECHANICS;

ALLUVIAL FANS; SOIL FAILURE;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

ALLUVIAL FAN; DEFORMATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; LIQUEFACTION; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; SITE EFFECT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032768357     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1999)125:6(438)     Document Type: Article

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