Dynamic Pile-Soil Interaction in Laterally Spreading Slopes

• Main Author: Kaewsong, Raejee
• Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Pile-Soil interaction; Lateral Spreading; Liquefaction; Pisco; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1674

The collapse of buildings and infrastructure is an unfortunate consequence of major earthquakes (e.g., the 1964 Alaskan earthquake, the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan and the 2007 Pisco earthquake in Peru). Liquefaction-induced lateral spreading is known to be one cause of severe damage to deep found...