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Title
Response of Buried Pipelines Subject to Earthquake Effects.
File
PB2000103384.pdf
Author(s)
O'Rourke, M. J.; Liu, X.
Source
January 1999, 276 p.
Identifying Number(s)
['MCEER-99-MN03', 'ISBN-0-9656682-3-1']
Abstract
;Contents: Seismic Hazards and Pipeline Performance in Past Earthquakes; Permanent Ground Deformation Hazards; Wave Propagation Hazards; Pipe Failure Modes and Failure Criterion; Soil-Pipe Interacton; Response of Continuous Pipelines to Longitudinal PGD; Response of Continuous Pipelines to Transverse PGD; Response of Continuous Pipelines to Faulting; Response of Segmented Pipelines to PGD; Response of Buried Continuous Pipelines to Wave Propagation; Response of Segmented Pipelines to Wave Propagation; Countermeasures to Mitigate Seismic Damage; References; Author Index; Subject Index; and Contributors.
Keywords
Buried objects; Geologic faults; Seismic waves; Landslides; Liquefaction; Soil structure interactions; Seismic surface waves; Mitigation; Body waves; Attenuation; Hazards; Lifelines; Failure modes; Earthquake damage; Seismic effects; PGD (Permanent Ground Deformation); Ground motion; Wave propagation; Underground structures; Structural response; Pipelines; Dynamic structural analysis