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This book presents comprehensive hazard analysis methods for seismic soil liquefaction, providing an update on soil liquefaction by systematically reviewing the phenomenon’s occurrence since the beginning of this century. It also puts forward a range of advanced research methods including in-situ tests, laboratory studies, physical model tests, numerical simulation, and performance-based assessment. Recent seismic liquefaction-related damage to soils and foundations demonstrate the increasing need for the comprehensive hazard analysis of seismic soil liquefaction in order to mitigate this damage and protect human lives. As such the book addresses the comprehensive hazard analysis of seismic soil liquefaction, including factors such as macroscopic characteristics, evaluating the liquefaction potential, dynamic characteristics and deformation processes, providing reliable evaluation results for liquefaction potential and deformation in the context of risk assessment.

Earth sciences. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering design. --- Civil engineering. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Earth Sciences. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Engineering Design. --- Civil Engineering. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Earthquake engineering. --- Soil liquefaction. --- Liquefaction of soils --- Soils --- Liquefaction --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Engineering --- Public works --- Design, Engineering --- Industrial design --- Strains and stresses --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Design --- Shear strength of soils --- Soil mechanics --- Civil engineering --- Shear walls

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Through application of the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method, this monograph mainly focuses on large deformations and flow failure simulations of geomaterials and movement behavior, which are always involved in geo-disasters. The work covers the theoretical background, numerical techniques, code implementation issues, and many novel and interesting applications. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional SPH models in the framework of both hydrodynamics and solid mechanics are established, with detailed descriptions. The monograph also contains many appealing and practical examples of geo-disaster modeling and analysis, including the fluidized movement of flow-like landslides, lateral spread of liquefied soils, and flow slides in landfills. In the documented SPH simulations, the propagation of geo-disasters is effectively reproduced. Dynamic behaviors of geomaterials during propagation are ascertained, including sliding path, flow velocity, maximum distance reached, and distribution of deposits. In this way, the monograph presents a means for mapping hazardous areas, estimating hazard intensity, and identifying and designing appropriate protective measures.

Natural disasters. --- Landslides. --- Disasters. --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Land slides --- Landsliding --- Landslips --- Slides (Landslides) --- Mass-wasting --- Calamities --- Catastrophes --- Curiosities and wonders --- Accidents --- Hazardous geographic environments --- Geology. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Natural Hazards. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geophysics and Environmental Physics. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Geophysics. --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Physics --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology

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This book provides a new design and evaluation framework based on slope Stochastic Dynamics theory to probabilistic seismic performance for slope engineering. For the seismic dynamic stability safety of slope, it shifts from deterministic seismic dynamic analysis to quantitative analysis based on nonlinear stochastic dynamics, that is, from qualitative to the description of stochasticity of earthquake excitation that meet the needs in related design specification and establish a performance standard. In the nonlinear dynamic time history analysis of slope subjected to seismic ground motion, the term “randomness” is used to express the uncertainty in the intensity and frequency of earthquake excitation for slope engineering dynamic seismic performance. It mainly includes seismic design fortification standard, corresponding ground motion excitation, performance index threshold, and slope deterministic nonlinear seismic dynamic response. Even more than that, the seismic dynamic large deformation approaches of the whole process and comprehensive analysis for flow analysis after slope instability failure. Eventually, the probabilistic seismic dynamic performance of the slope engineering will be characterized by nonlinear dynamic reliability.

Geotechnical engineering. --- Natural disasters. --- Engineering design. --- Engineering geology. --- Sustainability. --- Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Engineering Design. --- Geoengineering. --- Sustainability science --- Human ecology --- Social ecology --- Engineering --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Design, Engineering --- Industrial design --- Strains and stresses --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Geology --- Design --- Earthquake resistant design. --- Slopes (Soil mechanics) --- Aseismic design --- Seismic design --- Earthquake engineering --- Structural design --- Vertical evacuation structures --- Soil mechanics

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"New Frontiers in Engineering Geology and the Environment" collects selected papers presented at the International Symposium on Coastal Engineering Geology (ISCEG-Shanghai 2012).These papers involve many subjects – such as engineering geology, natural hazards, geoenvironment and geotechnical engineering – with a primary focus on geological engineering problems in coastal regions. The proceedings provide readers with the latest research results and engineering experiences from academic scientists, leading engineers and industry researchers who are interested in coastal engineering geology and the relevant fields.    Yu Huang works at the Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, China. Faquan Wu works at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, China and he is also the Secretary General of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment. Zhenming Shi works at the Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, China. Bin Ye works at the Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, China. .

Coastal engineering -- Congresses. --- Engineering geology -- Congresses. --- Engineering. --- Geology. --- Engineering geology --- Coastal engineering --- Environmental engineering --- Geology --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Civil Engineering --- Geology - General --- Engineering geology. --- Environmental sciences. --- Environmental science --- Engineering --- Earth sciences. --- Coasts. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Building construction. --- Geoecology. --- Environmental geology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Geoecology/Natural Processes. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Offshore Engineering. --- Coastal Sciences. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Geoecology --- Environmental protection --- Physical geology --- Flow of water --- Water --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Coastal landforms --- Coastal zones --- Coastlines --- Landforms --- Seashore --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Science --- Ecology. --- Ocean engineering. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Deep-sea engineering --- Oceaneering --- Submarine engineering --- Underwater engineering --- Marine resources --- Oceanography --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Population biology --- Equipment and supplies --- Ecology --- Engineering—Geology.