On the mechanics of failure of pile-supported structures in liquefiable deposits during earthquakes

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 605-611

  Bhattacharya, Subhamoy ^a   Dash, Suresh R ^b   Adhikari, Sondipon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; Earthquake; Liquefaction; Pile; Pile design

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549158752     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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