Laminar box system for 1-g physical modeling of liquefaction and lateral spreading

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Thevanayagam, S ^a   Kanagalingam, T ^a   Reinhorn, A ^a   Tharmendhira, R ^a   Dobry, R ^b   Pitman, M ^a   Abdoun, T ^b   Elgamal, A ^c   Zeghal, M ^b   Ecemis, N ^d   Shamy, U El ^e  

^a Univ at Buffalo ^*  (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

^e Southern Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Lateral spreading; Liquefaction; Physical modeling; Sand

Indexed keywords

DENSE ARRAYS; DENSITY RANGE; EQUIPMENT SYSTEM; INTERNAL DIMENSIONS; LATERAL SPREADING; LOAD CAPACITY; LOOSE DEPOSITS; LOOSE SANDS; LOW FRICTION; MAXIMUM SHEARS; PHYSICAL MODELING;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKES; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; INSTRUMENTS; LAMINATES; LIQUEFACTION; MODELS; SENSORS; SHEAR STRAIN;

BALL BEARINGS;

DEPOSITION; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUEFACTION; SAND; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHEAR STRAIN; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77953282230     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ102154     Document Type: Article

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