An alternative mechanism of pile failure in liquefiable deposits during earthquakes

Geotechnique

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-213

  Bhattacharya, S ^a   Madabhushi, S P G ^b   Bolton, M D ^b  

^a Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case history; Centrifuge modelling; Failure; Liquefaction; Piles

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; EARTHQUAKES; MECHANICAL TESTING; PILES; SOILS;

CENTRIFUGE TESTS; PILE FAILURES;

DEPOSITS;

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FAILURE MECHANISM; LIQUEFACTION; PILE RESPONSE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOIL DYNAMICS;

EID: 1942530714     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2004.54.3.203     Document Type: Article

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