Geotechnical earthquake engineering handbook /

Geotechnical earthquake engineering handbook /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Day, Robert W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Series:McGraw-Hill handbooks
Subjects:
Earthquake engineering > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Engineering geology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to earthquakes
  • Basic earthquake principles
  • Common earthquake effects
  • Geotechnical earthquake engineering analyses
  • Site investigation for geotechnical earthquake engineering
  • Liquefaction
  • Earthquake-induced settlement
  • Bearing capacity analyses for earthquakes
  • Slope stability analyses for earthquakes
  • Retaining wall analyses for earthquakes
  • Other geotechnical earthquake engineering analyses
  • Site improvement methods to mitigate earthquake effects
  • Grading and other soil improvement methods
  • Foundation alternatives to mitigate earthquake effects
  • Building codes
  • Earthquake provisions in building codes