Centrifuge modeling of seismic response of layered soft clay

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 571-589

  Rayhani, M H T ^a   El Naggar, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centrifuge modeling; Seismic response; Soft clay; Soil structure interaction

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CENTRIFUGE MODELING; SOFT CLAY; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

SEISMIC RESPONSE;

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; EARTHQUAKE; EXTREME EVENT; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; S-WAVE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOFT CLAY; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

EID: 35348874841     PISSN: 1570761X     EISSN: 15731456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-007-9047-0     Document Type: Article

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