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1988 Armenia Earthquake. II: Damage Statistics versus Geologic and Soil Profiles
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1988 Armenia Earthquake. I: Seismological, Geotechnical, and Structural Overview
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)This is the first in a sequence of five papers dealing with engineering aspects of the surface‐wave magnitude -
1988 Armenia Earthquake. II: Damage Statistics versus Geologic and Soil Profiles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)This is a companion paper dealing with engineering aspects of the surface‐wave magnitude -
1‐<i>D</i> Strain in Normally Consolidated Cohesionless Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)A stress‐strain model for one‐dimensional strain in normally consolidated cohesionless soils is compared to test results covering the stress range from 0 to 1,300 atmospheres. The model is called the “1/ -
1‐D Pollutant Migration in Soils of Finite Depth
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)A technique for the analysis of 1‐D pollutant migration through a clay layer of finite depth is presented. This formulation includes dispersive and advective transport in the clay as well as geochemical reactions and permits ... -
1‐D Seismic Analysis of Embankment Dams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)A numerical scheme for seismic analysis of nonhomogeneous embankment dam sections has been presented and shown to provide results that approximate reasonably well the more precise 2-D analyses in a gravel shell dam design. ... -
1‐D Strain in Normally Consolidated Cohesive Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)A stress‐strain model for one‐dimensional strain in normally consolidated cohesive soils is compared to test results covering the stress range 0–950 atm. The model is called the “l/e vs. -
A Laboratory Study of Blast Densification of Saturated Sand
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1986)Laboratory tests have been conducted to investigate the potential of millisecond delays in blast‐densification of saturated cohesionless sand. A large liquefaction tank was used to prepare and contain the sand. Commercially ... -
A Note on Bearing Capacity of Soft Clays under Embankments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)This paper presents a rigorous lower‐bound solution for the bearing capacity of soft clays under embankments. The analysis is carried out by using a numerical technique that is based on the lower‐bound theorem and finite ... -
A Simple Question About Consolidation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)The author poses a question about what happens to the lateral stress of a normally consolidated clay aging in an oedometer at constant vertical stress. A written and verbal survey of 32 senior engineers from research and ... -
Active Earth Pressure Behind Retaining Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)A simple and realistic analytical procedure is described to estimate the eveloped lateral earth pressure behind the rigid retaining wall with cohesionless backfill soil experiencing outward tilt about the base. Included ... -
Active Earth Pressure on Walls with Base Projection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The effect of base projection on the active earth pressure, a classical problem in the calculation of earth pressure forces on retaining walls, is presented. Four conclusions may be drawn. The first is that the failure ... -
Active Isolation of Machine Foundations by In-Filled Trench Barriers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Vibratory energy transmitted through propagating waves generated by machine foundations can be detrimental to adjacent structures or sensitive equipment operating nearby. Most of the vibratory energy affecting structures ... -
Active Length of Laterally Loaded Piles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)The active length of single free-head vertical piles, subjected to lateral pulse loadings at the pile head was analyzed by using the method of direct analysis. Direct analysis employs the numerical approach based on the ... -
Advective-Diffusive Contaminant Migration in Unsaturated Sand and Gravel
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)A method is presented for estimating the diffusion coefficients for chloride and sodium in unsaturated coarse sand and fine gravel based on parameters obtained from saturated diffusion tests conducted for similar material. ... -
Alternate Analysis of Pressuremeter Test
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)An improved interpretation method of the pressuremeter test is presented. The geometric nonlinearity of soil behavior is accounted for by adopting a nonlinear strain‐displacement relationship (Eulerian form). Also, the ... -
Ambient Temperature Effect in Concrete Dam Foundation Seepage
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992)The ambient temperature effect in the foundation seepage of a concrete dam is examined. The variation of permeability in the foundation of the dam due to high or low temperatures and the variation of the effectiveness of ... -
Analyses of Dam Failures in 1985 Chilean Earthquake
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)During the Central Chile earthquake of 1985, two small dams suffered substantial embankment deformations indicating liquefaction and major strength loss in the embankment or foundation soils. However, the configuration of ... -
Analyses of Flow Failures of Mine Tailings Dams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)A characteristic common to most tailings dam failures is that the mine tailings tend to liquefy and flow over substantial distances, with potential for extensive damage to property and life. In order to be able to assess ... -
Analysis for Soil Reinforcement with Bending Stiffness
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992)Soil nailing as a method of slope stabilization and repair finds widespread application despite the absence of a clear and unified design approach. The ability of soil nails to increase the shear strength of soil by acting ...