Numerical simulation of earthen embankment resting on liquefiable soil and remediation using stone columns

A Chakraborty, VA Sawant - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
This study aims to predict the effect of liquefaction on an embankment resting on liquefiable
foundation soil. A numerical model has been simulated in PLAXIS 2D with plane strain …

Energy‐compatible modulating functions for the stochastic generation of fully non‐stationary artificial accelerograms and their effects on seismic site response …

F Genovese, G Biondi, E Cascone… - … & Structural Dynamics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The reliability of non‐linear dynamic analysis aimed to predict the seismic performance of
structural and geotechnical systems, as well as their dynamic interaction, is significantly …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of fully non-stationary random processes consistent with target seismic accelerograms

G Muscolino, F Genovese, G Biondi… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a method for generating samples of a fully non-stationary zero-mean Gaussian
process, having a target acceleration time-history as one of its own samples, is presented …

Response of embankment on liquefiable soil to sequential ground motions considering mitigation measures

A Chakraborty, VA Sawant - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study focused on gravel berm and stone column improvement techniques for
mitigating the effects of liquefaction for an embankment resting on liquefiable ground. Three …

Seismic intensity measures and predictive equations for the evaluation of earthquake—induced crest settlements of earth dams

A Nardo, G Biondi, O Casablanca… - Earthquake …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper the results of 2D dynamic finite element analyses of a zoned earth dam are
presented and discussed with the aim of detecting proper intensity measures able to …

Dynamic response of three-dimensional midrise buildings adjacent to slope under seismic excitation in the direction perpendicular to the slope

MJ Shabani, M Shamsi, A Ghanbari - International Journal of …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Buildings have different seismic responses in the topographic-soil–structural interaction
(TSSI) conditions from those in the soil–structural interaction (SSI). This study utilizes 3D …

[HTML][HTML] Screening-level analyses for the evaluation of the seismic performance of a zoned earth dam

G Biondi, E Cascone, D Aliberti, S Rampello - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Many existing earth dams have been designed and built worldwide before the establishment
of a seismic code, so that it is of relevant interest to evaluate their seismic performance and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the soil–structure interaction and seismic vertical component on the response of a concrete surge tank

A Lupattelli, A Kita, D Salciarini, I Venanzi, F Ubertini - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The seismic safety of hydroelectric power plants is of high concern in earthquake-prone
regions. Of specific interest to this paper is the seismic performance assessment of a critical …

Empirical relationships for estimating the crest settlement of earth-core rockfill dams subjected to earthquakes

A Ghaemi, JM Konrad - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
In this study, new empirical predictive relationships for earthquake-induced crest settlement
of earth-core rockfill dams (ECRDs) were developed. A case history database of 19 dams …

Simulation of 0–7.5 Hz physics-based nonlinear ground motions for maximum credible earthquake scenarios at the Long Valley Dam, CA

TY Yeh, KB Olsen - Earthquake Spectra, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We have conducted three-dimensional (3D) 0–7.5 Hz physics-based wave propagation
simulations to model the seismic response of the Long Valley Dam (LVD), which has formed …