Seismic retrofit of George Massey Tunnel

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 519-542

  Taylor, Peter R ^a   Ibrahim, Hisham H ^a   Yang, Dan ^a  

^a Buckland and Taylor Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground densification; Immersed tunnel; Seismic response; Soil liquefaction; Structural retrofit

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DATA ACQUISITION; DENSIFICATION; GRAVEL; PRECAST CONCRETE; RETROFITTING; SEISMOLOGY; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; STANDARDS; TRANSPORTATION;

GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RETROFIT;

TUNNELS;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; TUNNEL;

EID: 15844389839     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.447     Document Type: Article

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