Perspectives on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: In Honour of Prof. Kenji Ishihara (Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering Book 37)

This Book Offers A Broad Perspective On Important Topics In Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering And Gives Specialists And Those That Are Involved With Research And Application A More Comprehensive Understanding About The Various Topics. Consisting Of Eighteen Chapters Written By Authors From The Most Seismic Active Regions Of The World, Such As Usa, Japan, Canada, Chile, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Taiwan, And Turkey, The Book Reflects Different Views Concerning How To Assess And Minimize Earthquake Damage. The Authors, A Prominent Group Of Specialists In The Field Of Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Are The Invited Lecturers Of The International Conference On Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering From Case History To Practice In The Honour Of Professor Kenji Ishihara Held In Istanbul, Turkey During 17-19 June 2013. Geotechnical Damage In The Downstream Reaches Of The Tone River In The 2011 East Japan Earthquake -- Amplification Effects Of Thin Soft Surface Layers: A Study For Nbcc 2015 -- New Design Spectra In Eurocode 8 And Preliminary Application To The Seismic Risk Of Thessaloniki, Greece -- Incorporating Site Response Into Seismic Hazard Assessments For Critical Facilities: A Probabilistic Approach -- Stress Scaling Factors For Seismic Soil Liquefaction Engineering Problems: A Performance-based Approach -- Site Amplification Formula Using Average Vs In Equivalent Surface Layer Based On Vertical Array Strong Motion Records -- Observations From Istanbul Vertical Arrays And Site Specific Response Analysis -- Combined Failure Mechanism Of A Breakwater Subject To Tsunami During 2011 East Japan Earthquake -- Lessons Learned From Dams Behavior Under Recent Earthquakes -- Nonlinear Dynamic Analyses Of Liquefaction Effects On Dams -- The Effects Of Liquefaction On Earthquake Ground Motions -- Shaking Model Tests On Liquefaction Mitigation Of Embedded Lifeline -- Effect Of Long Duration Of The Main Shock And A Big Aftershock On The Liquefaction-induced Damage During The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake -- Liquefaction Observed During The 2010 Chile Earthquake -- A Case Study Of Silty Sand Liquefaction- 2010 Hsin Hwa Liquefaction In Taiwan -- Post-earthquake Analysis For A Seismic Retrofitting: The Case History Of A Piled Foundation In Augusta (italy) -- Pile Design In Laterally Spreading Soil: Feedback From Numerical Predictions And Model Test Results -- Integrating Use Of Swedish Weight Sounding Tests For Earthquake Reconnaissance Investigations. Edited By Atilla Ansal, Mohamed Sakr. This book collects 5 keynote and 15 theme lectures presented at the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 24 to 29, 2014. The conference was organized by the Turkish Earthquake Foundation - Earthquake Engineering Committee and Prime Ministry, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency under the auspices of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE) and European Seismological Commission (ESC). The book's twenty state-of-the-art papers were written by the most prominent researchers in Europe and address a comprehensive collection of topics on earthquake engineering, as well as interdisciplinary subjects such as engineering seismology and seismic risk assessment and management. Further topics include engineering seismology, geotechnical earthquake engineering, seismic performance of buildings, earthquake-resistant engineering structures, new techniques and technologies, and managing risk in seismic regions. The book also presents the Third Ambraseys Distinguished Award Lecture given by Prof. Robin Spence in honor of Prof. Nicholas N. Ambraseys. The aim of this work is to present the state-of-the art and latest practices in the fields of earthquake engineering and seismology, with Europe's most respected researchers addressing recent and ongoing developments while also proposing innovative avenues for future research and development. Given its cutting-edge content and broad spectrum of topics, the book offers a unique reference guide for researchers in these fields. Audience: This book is of interest to civil engineers in the fields of geotechnical and structural earthquake engineering; scientists and researchers in the fields of seismology, geology and geophysics. Not only scientists, engineers and students, but also those interested in earthquake hazard assessment and mitigation will find in this book the most recent advances Front Matter....Pages i-xv Geotechnical Damage in the Downstream Reaches of the Tone River in the 2011 East Japan Earthquake....Pages 1-31 Amplification Effects of Thin Soft Surface Layers: A Study for NBCC 2015....Pages 33-44 New Design Spectra in Eurocode 8 and Preliminary Application to the Seismic Risk of Thessaloniki, Greece....Pages 45-91 Incorporating Site Response into Seismic Hazard Assessments for Critical Facilities: A Probabilistic Approach....Pages 93-111 Stress Scaling Factors for Seismic Soil Liquefaction Engineering Problems: A Performance-Based Approach....Pages 113-139 Site Amplification Formula Using Average V s in Equivalent Surface Layer Based on Vertical Array Strong Motion Records....Pages 141-160 Observations from Geotechnical Arrays in Istanbul....Pages 161-175 Combined Failure Mechanism of a Breakwater Subject to Tsunami during 2011 East Japan Earthquake....Pages 177-186 Lessons Learned From Dams Behavior Under Earthquakes....Pages 187-246 Nonlinear Deformation Analyses of Liquefaction Effects on Embankment Dams....Pages 247-283 Effects of Liquefaction on Ground Surface Motions....Pages 285-309 Shaking Model Tests on Liquefaction Mitigation of Embedded Lifeline....Pages 311-341 Effect of Long Duration of the Main Shock and a Big Aftershock on Liquefaction-Induced Damage During the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake....Pages 343-364 Liquefaction Observed During the 2010 Chile Earthquake....Pages 365-390 A Case Study on Silty Sand Liquefaction—2010 Hsin Hwa Liquefaction in Taiwan....Pages 391-414 Post-Earthquake Analysis for a Seismic Retrofitting: The Case History of a Piled Foundation in Augusta (Italy)....Pages 415-441 Pile Design in Laterally Spreading Soil: Feedback from Numerical Predictions and Model Test Results....Pages 443-466 Integrating use of Swedish Weight Sounding Tests for Earthquake Reconnaissance Investigations....Pages 467-479