Numerical model verification and calibration of George Massey Tunnel using centrifuge models

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 921-942

  Yang, Dan ^a   Naesgaard, Ernest ^b   Byrne, Peter M ^c   Adalier, Korhan ^d   Abdoun, Tarek ^d  

^a Buckland and Taylor Ltd   (United States)

^b Trow Associates Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifuge testing; Design verification; Immersed tunnel; Numerical calibration; Seismic retrofit; Soil liquefaction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSIFICATION; DRAINAGE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; GRAVEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

GROUND IMPROVEMENT; SEISMIC GRAVEL DRAINS; TUNNEL MOVEMENTS; VIBROREPLACEMENT;

TUNNELS;

CALIBRATION; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; LIQUEFACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TUNNEL;

EID: 11244276998     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T04-039     Document Type: Article

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