by admin | Nov 29, 2022
This study presents a novel test method to obtain dynamic properties of soil in situ using controlled blasting. Experimental and calibration protocols have been developed to conduct such investigations for any soil at any depth to obtain the coupled response between...
by admin | Nov 29, 2022
This study presents a comprehensive investigation into the monotonic, cyclic, and postcyclic response of a medium stiff, plastic, lightly-overconsolidated, alluvial clayey silt deposit. The laboratory investigation is performed on natural, intact, and reconstituted...
by admin | Nov 29, 2022
The objective of this study is to examine and compare the vulnerabilities of highway bridges to the combined effects of earthquake shaking, ground failure, and tsunami loading. Earthquake-induced ground shaking, ground failure (e.g., landslides and liquefaction), and...
by admin | Nov 29, 2022
This paper presents a study on a retrofit technique for masonry infilled reinforced concrete (RC) frames. The proposed retrofit technique involves the addition of reinforcing steel bars into epoxy-filled pre-cut grooves on the surface of infill walls. The feasibility...
by admin | Nov 29, 2022
Risk-based damage estimation to the built environment from future tsunamis is fundamental for developing mitigation and evacuation plans. One of the challenging problems in the evaluation of damage from future tsunamis is that the uncertainty from the nature of...
