Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 134 n°8. Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (ASCE) - Août 2008
| Titre : | Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 134 n°8. Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (ASCE) - Août 2008 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 14/09/2008 |
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Scott M. Olson, Auteur ;
Cora I. Johnson, Auteur
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The writers backanalyzed 39 well-documented liquefaction-induced lateral spreads in terms of a mobilized strength ratio, su(mob)∕σ′vo using the Newmark sliding block method. Based on the inverse analyses results, we found that the backcalculated[...]
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C. Hsein Juang, Auteur ;
David Kun Li, Auteur ;
Sunny Ye Fang, Auteur
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This paper presents an innovative approach for a probabilistic analysis of liquefaction hazard at a given site in a specified exposure time based on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Seismic Hazard Maps data. The foundation of this new [...]
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Michael H. Beaty, Auteur ;
Peter M. Byrne, Auteur
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Estimating deformations due to seismically induced liquefaction is often accomplished with a series of simplified uncoupled analyses. An alternative approach is presented in this paper that builds upon this common practice while making significa[...]
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Pendo M. Duku, Auteur ;
Stewart, Jonathan P., Auteur ;
Daniel H. Whang, Auteur
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We utilize simple shear testing to investigate the volume change of clean sands subject to cyclic loads. We examine the effects of a number of compositional and environmental factors on the vertical strain at 15 uniform shear strain cycles and o[...]
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Christopher L. Meehan, Auteur ;
Ross W. Boulanger, Auteur ;
J. Michael Duncan, Auteur
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Movement along preexisting slickensided rupture surfaces in overconsolidated clay and clay shale slopes can represent a critical sliding mechanism during earthquakes. The seismic behavior of preexisting slickensided surfaces in overconsolidated [...]
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Yu Wang, Auteur ;
Fred H. Kulhawy, Auteur
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A geotechnical foundation design should address at least three basic requirements: ultimate limit state (ULS), serviceability limit state (SLS), and economics. Most conventional design approaches focus on ULS and/or SLS optimization, with econom[...]
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Sumanta Haldar, Auteur ;
G. L. Sivakumar Babu, Auteur
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The present study proposes a procedure to determine partial factors in reliability based design format for pile foundations, considering bias as well as uncertainty in the parameters that represent soil-pile interaction. These issues are address[...]
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Luca de Sanctis, Auteur ;
Gianpiero Russo, Auteur
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In this paper the main criteria adopted for the design and some aspects of the observed behavior of the piled foundations of a cluster of circular steel tanks are reported. They were designed to store sodium hydroxide, a toxic liquid with a unit[...]
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Sivapalan Gajan, Auteur ;
Kutter, Bruce L., Auteur
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The effectiveness of structural fuse mechanisms used to improve the performance of buildings during seismic loading depends on their capacity, ductility, energy dissipation, isolation, and self-centering characteristics. Although rocking shallow[...]
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Kwangkyun Kim, Auteur ;
Monica Prezzi, Auteur ;
Rodrigo Salgado, Auteur
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In this paper, the effects of penetration rate on cone resistance in saturated clayey soils are investigated. Shear strength rate effects in clayey soils are related to two physical processes: the increase of shear strength with increasing rate [...]
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Scott J. Brandenberg, Auteur ;
Kutter, Bruce L., Auteur ;
Daniel W. Wilson, Auteur
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Hardware, software, and analysis of transient response of sources and receivers are presented for a piezoelectric bender element system designed to measure shear wave velocities in noisy environments. Signal-to-noise ratio is improved by signal [...]
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Yucel Guney, Auteur ;
Savas Koparal, Auteur ;
Ahmet H. Aydilek, Auteur
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Compacted clay has traditionally been used as a lining material in municipal solid waste landfills. However, natural clays may not always provide good contaminant sorption properties. One alternative material that is abundant in some parts of Eu[...]
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Shad Sargand, Auteur ;
Teruhisa Masada, Auteur ;
Bashar Tarawneh, Auteur
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This paper presents the updated long-term field performance data from the thermoplastic pipe deep burial study that the writers first initiated in the summer of 1999. The data from the past four to five years are presented in terms of pipe defle[...]
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Farzaneh, Orang, Auteur ;
Faradjollah Askari, Auteur ;
Navid Ganjian, Auteur
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A method of three-dimensional slope stability analysis for convex slopes in plan view is presented here based on the upper-bound theorem of the limit analysis approach. The method can also be used to determine the bearing capacity of foundations[...]
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Zhiming Si, Auteur
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Current practice does not recommend stabilizing high sulfate-bearing soils using calcium-based stabilizers due to high potential swell and low retained unconfined compressive strength. In this technical note, a series of tests has demonstrated t[...]
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Singh, Sushil K., Auteur
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Diagnostic curve methods are developed for simultaneously identifying consolidation coefficient, final settlement, and ratio of top and bottom excess pore-water pressures from observed settlements, in the case of linear excess pore-water pressur[...]
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Consolidation of a double-layered compressible foundation partially penetrated by deep mixed columns
Linchang Miao, Auteur ;
Xinhui Wang, Auteur ;
Edward Jr Kavazanjian, Auteur
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Deep mixed columns often penetrate partially into the soft soil as floating columns due to the depth of the end-bearing layer. Partially penetrated soft soil by columns and the underlying compressible soft soil create a double-layered compressib[...]
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Amin Falamaki, Auteur ;
Nader Shariatmadari, Auteur ;
Ali Noorzad, Auteur
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The present technical note focuses on the potential application of sodium hexametaphosphate (HMP) in geo-environmental engineering. HMP may have many applications in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering such as: improvement and stabili[...]
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