On some problems related to soil failures and intensity evaluations

The use of intensity values to describe seismic effects expected at a given site has become of significant engineering design interest. Many recent studies have concentrated on such topics as non-isotropic intensity attenuation, intensity—acceleration relationships, intensity-based risk analyses and...

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Published inEngineering geology Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 181 - 185
Main Author Gürpinar, Aybars
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.1984
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Exact sciences and technology
Stresses. Safety
Structural analysis. Stresses
Landslides
Earthquake effect
Earthquakes
Seismic intensity
Prediction
Landslide
Forecasting
Quantitative analysis
Soil mechanics
Failures
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Summary:The use of intensity values to describe seismic effects expected at a given site has become of significant engineering design interest. Many recent studies have concentrated on such topics as non-isotropic intensity attenuation, intensity—acceleration relationships, intensity-based risk analyses and pseudo-velocity spectra associated with site intensity values. This article relates some of the difficulties encountered in intensity observations particularly when soil failures contribute significantly to the total damage. Examples from some recent earthquakes are given for illustration purposes.
ISSN:0013-7952
1872-6917
DOI:10.1016/0013-7952(84)90053-X