Seismic performance and deformation of levees: Four case studies

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 344-354

  Miller, Eugene A ^a   Roycroft, Glen A ^b  

^a Miller Pacific Engineering Group   (United States)

^b Waste Management Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Case reports; Cone penetration tests; Deformation analysis; Levees; Liquefaction; Seismic response

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LEVEES; LOCATION; MOTION CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STABILITY;

LATERAL-SPREADING; SEISMIC PERFORMANCE;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; LEVEE; LIQUEFACTION; LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE 1989; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HOITA STROBILINA; LOMA;

EID: 1842689869     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:4(344)     Document Type: Article

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