Seismic response of earth dam with varying depth of liquefiable foundation layer

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1028-1037

  Sharp, M K ^a   Adalier, K ^b  

^a Centrifuge Research Center   (United States)

^b FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifuge; Earth dam; Earthquakes; Liquefaction; Numerical modeling; Physical modeling

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FOUNDATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

DYNAMIC EXCITATION; LIQUEFIABLE LAYER; NUMERICAL MODELING; PHYSICAL MODELING;

EMBANKMENT DAMS;

CENTRIFUGE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTH DAM; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; LIQUEFACTION; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 33746849755     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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