Amplification of seismic accelerations at slope crests

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-594

  Brennan, A J ^a   Madabhushi, S P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centrifuge; Earthquake; Slopes

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE STRUCTURES; CENTRIFUGE MODELLING; EARTHQUAKE ACCELERATION; FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY; GROUND SURFACES; LOADING FREQUENCIES; SEISMIC ACCELERATIONS; SLOPE CONFIGURATION; SLOPE CREST; SLOPES; SLOPING GROUND; SOIL LAYER; TENSILE FORCES; TOPOGRAPHIC AMPLIFICATION;

ACCELERATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; EARTHQUAKES;

AMPLIFICATION;

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; DAMAGE MECHANICS; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SLOPE STABILITY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SURFACE TENSION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 67649535594     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T09-006     Document Type: Article

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