Comparison of 1D non-linear simulations to strong-motion observations: A case study in a swampy site of French Antilles (Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe)

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 286-298

  Roulle A ^a   Bernardie, S ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Anderson's criteria; Elastoplastic soil behaviour; Guadeloupe; Non linear seismic soil response; Numerical simulation; Pointe Pitre; Site effects

Indexed keywords

ANDERSONS; ELASTO-PLASTIC SOILS; GUADELOUPE; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SITE EFFECTS; SOIL RESPONSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOILS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND MOTION; LANDFILL; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE EFFECT; SOIL ANALYSIS; STRONG MOTION; SWAMP;

GRANDE TERRE; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; POINTE A PITRE;

EID: 76949094516     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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