Dynamic Response of a Model Levee on Sherman Island Peat: A Curated Data Set

• Published in: Earthquake Spectra
• Main Authors: Reinert, Edward, Stewart, Jonathan P., Moss, Robb E. S., Brandenberg, Scott J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2014
• Subjects: Sherman Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/101913eqs274m; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1193/101913EQS274M; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1193/101913EQS274M

A model levee resting atop soft compressible peaty organic soil in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was shaken by forced vibration to study the seismic deformation potential of the underlying peat and measure dynamic levee–peat interaction. Forced vibration testing occurred over a frequency range of...