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- Title
- Case Studies of Liquefaction and Lifeline Performance during Past Earthquakes. Volume 2. United States Case Studies.
- File
- PB92197250.pdf
- Author(s)
- O'Rourke, T. D.; Hamada, M.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 17, 1992, 594 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- NCEER-92-0002
- Abstract
- The volume is part of a two-volume compilation of case studies focusing on large, earthquake-induced ground deformations and their effects on lifeline facilities. The two-volume set represents cooperative efforts between the United States and Japan to pool resources, establish a comprehensive database and effect mutual improvement of analytical, experimental, and design methods for lifeline systems. The volume concentrates on earthquake-induced ground deformation in the United States, and consists of case histories of the: (1) 1906 San Francisco earthquake, (2) 1964 Alaska earthquake, (3) 1971 San Fernando earthquake, (4) 1979, 1981, 1987 Imperial Valley earthquakes, and (5) 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. These earthquakes were chosen because they provide accurate records of permanent ground deformations and their effects upon lifelines, and also because these earthquakes gave rise to extensive investigations into local soil conditions, especially subsurface conditions.
- Keywords
- Anchorage earthquake; San Francisco earthquake; Deformation; Imperial Valley earthquakes; Earthquake damage; United States; San Fernando earthquake; Loma Prieta earthquake; Earth movement; Earthquake engineering; Liquefaction; Soil dynamics; Soil properties; Case studies; Earthquakes; Soil structure