Ground–structure interaction (SSI) consists of the interaction between soil (ground) and a structure built upon it. It is primarily an exchange of mutual...
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multivalent cations; and interactions between organic compounds (hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic bonding). The quality of soil structure will decline under...
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transferred from the ground surface to layers of soil or rock at greater depths. This loss of soil structure causes it to lose its strength (the ability to...
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engineering, including earthquake studies, numerical analysis, soil structure interaction, in-situ testing, and underground openings. In 1993, he became...
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saturated soil and the novelty of the project required groundbreaking dynamic analysis and design to take into consideration soil-structure interaction, effect...
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Earthworks (engineering) (redirect from Geotechnical shoring structure)
involving quantities of soil or unformed rock. An incomplete list of possible temporary or permanent geotechnical shoring structures that may be designed...
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Earthquake engineering (section Structure simulation)
is one of the most common approaches for analyzing non-linear soil structure interaction computer models. Basically, numerical analysis is conducted in...
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assessment (a so-called Phase II ESA). This includes holes advanced to collect soil samples, water samples or rock cores, to advance in situ sampling equipment...
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Leaning Tower of Pisa (category Buildings and structures completed in 1372)
because of dynamic soil-structure interaction: the height and stiffness of the tower combined with the softness of the foundation soil influences the tower's...
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liquefaction. He specializes in geotechnical earthquake engineering and soil-structure interaction, combining numerical and experimental methods. At the ETH Zürich...
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revenue cycle company; see Rosa Lavín Soil-structure interaction, the interaction between soil and structures (e.g. buildings), especially in seismic...
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soil/subgrade and modulus of subgrade reaction (ks). The Modulus of subgrade reaction (ks) is used in foundation design, soil-structure interaction studies...
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Earthquake (section Soil liquefaction)
that are likely to break the ground surface within the life of the structure. Soil liquefaction occurs when, because of the shaking, water-saturated granular...
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General Equipment assembly Site response characteristics Soil-structure interaction Support structures Base isolation Suspended equipment Anchorage Conductor...
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Water content (redirect from Degree of saturation (soil))
content is the quantity of water contained in a material, such as soil (called soil moisture), rock, ceramics, crops, or wood. Water content is used in...
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poroelastic media with beam and shell structural elements (for dynamic soil-structure interaction problems, for instance). BE-STATIK Free BE-Programs for 2D potential...
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completed a MPhil in soil mechanics at St Catharine's College in 1983. She carried on her doctoral research in soil-structure interaction, this time at Magdalene...
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of sites; potential for soil liquefaction; performance of embankment dams during earthquakes; and soil-structure interaction in response to earthquake...
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soil of structures for earthquake resistance. It covers the design of different foundation systems, the design of earth retaining structures and soil-structure...
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plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from soil by restricting the former term specifically to displaced soil. Soil consists...
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Clyde Dam (category Buildings and structures in Otago)
Design for Civil-Infrastructures near Seismic Faults Reflecting Soil-Structure Interaction Features Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Japan Society...
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Christchurch Earthquake Sequence Contaminated by a Nonlinear, Soil–Structure Interaction". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 111 (2): 704–722...
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major contributions to dynamic theory, soil structure interactions, and the inelastic behavior of structures, earning him the title of the “Father of...
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Trench (category Earth structures)
as shoring. Trenches are usually considered temporary structures that are backfilled with soil after construction or abandoned after use. Some trenches...
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observed in the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake where the oscillation of the deep-soil lake bed was similar to the natural frequency of mid-rise concrete buildings...
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Silt (category Soil)
clay and composed mostly of broken grains of quartz. Silt may occur as a soil (often mixed with sand or clay) or as sediment mixed in suspension with water...
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Ulitsky, V. M.; Lisyuk, M. B.; Shashkin, A. G. (2014). Soil-Structure Interaction, Underground Structures and Retaining Walls: Proceedings of the ISSMGE Technical...
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Porosity (category Soil physics)
metallurgy, materials, manufacturing, petrophysics, hydrology, earth sciences, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, and engineering. In gas-liquid two-phase flow...
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Clay (category Types of soil)
its load-bearing structure.[citation needed] In agriculture, clay content is a major factor in determining land arability. Clay soils are generally less...
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Sand (category Soil-based building materials)
coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class of soil or soil type; i.e., a soil containing more than 85 percent sand-sized particles by mass...
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