Perspectives on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering

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.

"The papers in this collection represent cutting-edge research in geotechnical fields from researchers around the world ... . there are papers that would appeal to engineering practitioners, this volume is best suited for graduate students and other researchers working in the field of geotechnical earthquake engineering. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty." (M. Roberts, Choice, Vol. 53 (4), December, 2015)