Volume 2, Issue 3 (2009) | American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Estimation of Earthquake-Induced Crest Settlements of Embankments

Raghvendra Singh — 2009-09-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2009.515.525

Problem statement: Freeboard requirement, a major consideration in the design of embankment dams, is controlled to a great extent by the crest settlements during earthquakes. Approach: The parameters ...

Engineering of Ground for Liquefaction Mitigation Using Granular Columnar Inclusions: Recent Developments

A. Murali Krishna — 2009-09-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2009.526.536

Problem statement: Liquefaction was the most hazardous damage during an earthquake. Ground improvement techniques were employed to mitigate liquefaction hazards. Most common methods to improve enginee...

Evaluation of Liquefaction Return Period for Bangalore Based on Standard Penetration Test Data: Performance Based Approach

K. S. Vipin — 2009-09-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2009.537.543

Problem statement: The conventional liquefaction evaluation is based on a deterministic approach. However in this method the uncertainty in the earthquake loading is not properly taken into account. H...

Prediction of Seismic Active Earth Pressure Using Curved Failure Surface with Localized Strain

Hemanta Hazarika — 2009-09-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2009.544.558

Problem statement: Correct evaluation of the earth pressure against retaining structure during earthquake is essential for the safe and economic design of geotechnical structures. Progressive deformat...

Investigation of the Behavior of Tailings Earthen Dam Under Seismic Conditions

Debarghya Chakraborty — 2009-09-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2009.559.564

Problem statement: A number of tailings earthen dams have failed during past earthquakes. The failure of tailings dam ultimately results into the release of the stored tailings waste deposit in the su...

Earthquake Resistant Design of Reinforced Soil Structures Using Pseudo Static Method

B. Munwar Basha — 2009-09-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2009.565.572

Problem statement: This study presented a method to evaluate the internal stability of reinforced soil structures against tension and pullout modes of failure using pseudo-static method for earthquake...