ABSTRACT
This book presents current developments in performance-based design (PBD) in earthquake geotechnical engineering, including various case histories, numerical methods, soil investigations and engineering practice. Special attention is paid to the 2008 Wenchuan Sichuan earthquake in China, performance evaluations, the role of soil investigations, criteria/design codes, and the performance and future perspectives of PBD. The information in this book will be of particular interest to researchers in earthquake geotechnical engineering, and practicing geotechnical and structural engineers.
Preface; Keynote lectures: Performance based earthquake design using the CPT; Performance of foundation ground in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station during 2007 Chuetsu-Oki earthquake; Seismic performance based-design of large earth and tailing dams; Gravel drains for the remediation of liquefiable sites: The Seed & Booker (1977) approach Revisited; Seismic soil-pile-structure interaction based on large shaking table tests; Theme lectures; Academics and practitioners discussion session; 2008 Wenchuan 8.0 earthquake of China; Special discussion session—future directions of performance-based design.
