Geotechnical applications for earthquake engineering [electronic resource] : research advancements / T.G. Sitharam, editor.

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Publication details: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2012.Description: electronic texts (248 p.) : digital filesISBN:

9781466609167 (ebook)

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TA710 .G445 2012e

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1. Evaluation of peak ground acceleration and response spectra considering the local site effects: a probabilistic logic tree approach / Sitharam T. G., Vipin K. S. -- 2. A site specific study on evaluation of design ground motion parameters / Boominathan A., Krishna Kumar S. -- 3. Analysis of passive earth pressure and displacements of retaining walls using pseudo-dynamic approach / B. Munwar Basha, G. L. Sivakumar -- 4. Cyclic pore pressure generation, dissipation and densification in granular mixes / S. Thevanayagam, T. Shenthan -- 5. Effect of superstructure stiffness on liquefaction-induced failure mechanisms / S.P.G. Madabhushi, S.K. Haigh -- 6. DEM simulations in geotechnical earthquake engineering education / J. S. Vinod -- 7. Static and dynamic elastic modulus of jointed rock mass: influence of joint frequency, joint inclination and joint factor / T. G. Sitharam, M. Ramulu, V. B. Maji -- 8. Blast induced damage due to repeated vibrations in jointed gneiss rock formation / M. Ramulu, T. G. Sitharam -- 9. Production blast-induced vibrations in longhole open stoping: a case study / John Henning, Hani Mitri -- 10. Development of a new blast vibration prediction model incorporating burden variations in surface blasting / M. Ramulu -- 11. Dynamic tensile test of coal, shale and sandstone using split Hopkinson pressure bar: a tool for blast and impact assessment / Kaiwen Xia, Sheng Huang, Ajay Kumar Jha -- 12. A numerical approach for simulation of rock fracturing in engineering blasting / Mani Ram Saharan, Hani Mitri -- 13. Numerical prediction of rock fracturing during the process of excavation / Zhangtao Zhou ... [et al.] -- 14. Investigations on impact of blasting in tunnels / Kaushik Dey, V. M. S. R. Murthy.

Abstract: "This book has collected chapters from experts from around the world in a variety of applications, frameworks, and methodologies in earthquake engineering, and presents this valuable research in a form that serves as a handy reference and research guide to practitioners and academics alike"--Provided by publisher.

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"This book has collected chapters from experts from around the world in a variety of applications, frameworks, and methodologies in earthquake engineering, and presents this valuable research in a form that serves as a handy reference and research guide to practitioners and academics alike"--Provided by publisher.

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