Research Catalog

Title

Siting in earthquake zones / John G.Z.Q. Wang, K. Tim Law.

Author

Wang, John G. Z. Q.

Publication

Rotterdam ; Brookfield, VT : A.A. Balkema, 1994.

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Additional Authors

Law, K. T.

Description

x, 115 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Subject

• Engineering geology
• Building sites > Planning
• Earthquake zones
• Seismology
• Géologie appliquée
• Chantiers de construction > Planification
• Zones sismiques
• Sismologie
• earthquake ground motion seismic hazard analysis seismic effect of fault and faulting soil liquefaction landslides and slope stability

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-115).

Contents

• 1. Fundamentals -- 1.1. Siting in view of earthquake risk and hazards -- 1.2. Fundamental concepts -- 1.3. Meaning of some basic terms -- 2. Major Program and Method of Siting -- 2.1. Essentials of siting -- 2.2. Design earthquake -- 2.3. Investigation on the seismic effect of the site and ground soil in historical events -- 2.4. Key points of investigating a proposed site for construction -- 3. Earthquake Ground Motion -- 3.1. Characteristics of earthquake ground motion -- 3.2. Correlations between earthquake intensity and ground motion parameters -- 3.3. Factors influencing ground motion characteristics -- 4. Seismic Hazard Analysis for a Site -- 4.1. Method of seismic hazard analysis -- 4.2. Analysis of seismicity -- 4.3. Seismic hazard analysis -- 4.4. Protective measures against seismic hazards for siting in documented areas -- 5. Evaluation of Seismic Parameters of a Site -- 5.1. Classification of site -- 5.2. Determination of design earthquake parameters -- 5.3. Acceleration -- Time history for seismic design -- 6. Seismic Effect of Fault and Faulting -- 6.1. Definition and classification of fault and faulting -- 6.2. Causative fault in seismic hazard zoning -- 6.3. Influence of causative fault on earthquake intensity -- 6.4. Surface faulting -- 6.5. Evaluation on active fault and counter measures -- 6.6. Ground rupture -- 7. Seismic Liquefaction of Soil -- 7.1. Fundamental concept of liquefaction -- 7.2. Factors and their limiting values
• 7.3. Evaluation of liquefaction potential -- 7.4. Laboratory assessment -- 7.5. In situ testing for liquefaction potential -- 7.6. Energy method for liquefaction potential evaluation -- 7.7. Reliability analysis for liquefaction potential evaluation -- 7.8. Prediction of liquefaction hazard -- 7.9. Dual effect of liquefaction on earthquake damage -- 8. Landslides and Slope Stability Under Seismic Action -- 8.1. Earthquake induced landslides -- 8.2. Genesis and categories of earthquake induced landslides -- 8.3. Stability evaluation of earthquake induced landslide -- 8.4. Geotechnical investigation of slope stability evaluation -- 9. Ground Waving and Its Damaging Effect -- 9.1. Case histories -- 9.2. Brief review of relevant research and knowledge -- 9.3. Counter-measures to ground waving damages.

ISBN

• 9054100923
• 9789054100928

LCCN

99227037

OCLC

• ocm31090538
• 31090538
• SCSB-9511242

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library