Earthquake fault rupture - Shallow foundation interaction in undrained soils: A simplified analytical approach

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-118

  Yilmaz, M Tolga ^a   Paolucci, Roberto ^b,c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c Studio Geotecnico Italiano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquake fault rupture; Kinematic mechanisms; Limit analysis; Non linear finite element analyses; Soil structure interaction

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; KINEMATICS; SOIL MECHANICS;

EARTHQUAKE FAULT RUPTURE; LIMIT ANALYSIS; UNDRAINED SOIL LAYER;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; LIMIT ANALYSIS; NORMAL FAULT; REVERSE FAULT; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 33846067652     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: 10969845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.625     Document Type: Article

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