Shaking table modeling of seismically induced deformations in slopes

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 610-622

  Wartman, Joseph ^a   Seed, Raymond B ^b   Bray, Jonathan D ^b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation analysis; Earthquakes; Landslides; Shake table tests; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

NEWMARK SLIDING BLOCK PROCEDURE; SHAKING TABLE MODELING; SHEAR SURFACES; SLOPES;

SLOPE STABILITY;

EARTHQUAKE; LANDSLIDE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 18144388691     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:5(610)     Document Type: Article

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