Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Design (Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering)

Pseudo-static analysis is still the most-used method to assess the stability of geotechnical systems that are exposed to earthquake forces. However, this method does not provide any information about the deformations and permanent displacements induced by seismic activity. Moreover, it is questionable to use this approach when geotechnical systems are affected by frequent and rare seismic events. Incidentally, the peak ground acceleration has increased from 0.2-0.3 g in the seventies to the current value of 0.6-0.8 g. Therefore, a shift from the pseudo-static approach to performance-based analysis is needed. Over the past five years considerable progress has been made in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Design (EGED). The most recent advances are presented in this book in 6 parts. The evaluation of the site amplification is covered in Part I of the book. In Part II the evaluation of the soil foundation stability against natural slope failure and liquefaction is treated. In the following 3 Parts of the book the EGED for different geotechnical systems is presented as follows: the design of levees and dams including natural slopes in Part III; the design of foundations and soil structure interaction analysis in Part IV; underground structures in Part V. Finally in Part VI, new topics like the design of reinforced earth retaining walls and landfills are covered. PART I: SITE CHARACTERISATION AND SITE AMPLIFICATION   1   Spatially constrained inversion of surface wave data to build shear wave         Velocity models      S. Foti, L.V. Socco   2   Site Classification and spectral amplification for seismic code provisions      A. Anastasiadis, E. Riga     PART II: LIQUEFACTION   3   Sand Liquefaction observed during recent earthquake and Basic Laboratory         Studies on Aging effect      T. Kokusho, Y. Nagao, F. Ito, T. Fukuyama   4   Liquefaction In Tokyo Bay And Kanto Regions In The 2011 Great East Japan       Earthquake      K. Ishihara, K. Araki   5   Allowable settlement and inclination of houses defined after the 2011 Tohoku –       Pacific Ocean Earthquake in Japan      S. Yasuda    PART III: RIVER LEVEES AND DAMS   6   Seismic Performances of River Levees; Experience and Prediction       I. Towhata   7   Earthquake Performance Design of Dams using Destructive Potential Factors      G. R. Saragoni   PART IV: FOUNDATIONS AND SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION   8   Seismic responses of shallow footings: a promising application for the macro-       Element approach      C. di Prisco, R., M. Maugeri   9   Large-Scale Modeling of Ground and Soil-Structure Earthquake Response      K. Kim  , A. Elgamal , G. Petropoulos , A. Askan , J. Bielak,  G. L. Fenves   10   Seismic displacement based design of structures: relevance of soil structure           interaction         G. M. Calvi,  M. Cecconi , R. Paolucci   PART V: UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES   11  Performance and seismic design of underground structures       K. Pitilakis, G. Tsinidis   PART VI: SPECIAL TOPICS   12  Reinforced Soil Walls during the Recent Great Earthquakes in Japan and Geo-           Risk based Design        Y. Miyata   13  Performances Based Seismic Design of Geosynthetic Barriers for Waste        Containment        E. Kavazanjian, M. Arab, P. Fox, N. Matasovic