Practical Soil Dynamics

The objective of this volume is to fill some of the gaps that exist in the existing engineering codes and standards related to soil dynamics, concerning the issues in earthquake engineering and ground vibrations, by using formulas and hand calculators. The usefulness and accuracy of the simple analyses are demonstrated by their implementation to the case histories available in literature. It is hoped that the users of the volume will be able to comment on the analyses as well as provide more case histories of simple considerations by publishing their results in a number of international journals and conferences. The ultimate aim is to extend the existing codes and standards by adding new widely accepted analyses in engineering practice.
The following topics have been considered in this volume: main ground motion sources and properties typical ground motion recording and ground investigations soil properties used in simple analyses fast slope sliding in non-liquefied soil
Audience
This work is of interest to geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, earthquake engineers and students.