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1、CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION1.1GEOTECHNICALEARTHQUAKEENGINEERINGGeotechnicalearthquakeengineeringcanbedefinedasthatsubspecialtywithinthefieldofgeotechnicalengineeringwhichdealswiththedesignandconstructionofprojectsinordertoresisttheeffectsofearthquakes.Geotechnicalearthquakeengineering
2、requiresanunderstandingofbasicgeotechnicalprinciplesaswellasgeology,seismology,andearth-quakeengineering.Inabroadsense,seismologycanbedefinedasthestudyofearthquakes.Thiswouldincludetheinternalbehavioroftheearthandthenatureofseismicwavesgen-eratedbytheearthquake.Thefirststepinge
3、otechnicalearthquakeengineeringisoftentodeterminethedynamicloadingfromtheanticipatedearthquake(theanticipatedearthquakeisalsoknownasthedesignearthquake).Fortheanalysisofearthquakes,thetypesofactivitiesthatmayneedtobeperformedbythegeotechnicalengineerincludethefollowing:●Investi
4、gatingthepossibilityofliquefactionatthesite(Chap.6).Liquefactioncancauseacompletelossofthesoil’sshearstrength,whichcouldresultinabearingcapacityfail-ure,excessivesettlement,orslopemovement.●Calculatingthesettlementofthestructurecausedbytheanticipatedearthquake(Chap.7).●Checking
5、thedesignparametersforthefoundation,suchasthebearingcapacityandallowablesoilbearingpressures,tomakesurethatthefoundationdoesnotsufferabear-ingcapacityfailureduringtheanticipatedearthquake(Chap.8).●Investigatingthestabilityofslopesfortheadditionalforcesimposedduringthedesigneart
6、hquake.Inaddition,thelateraldeformationoftheslopeduringtheanticipatedearth-quakemayneedtobecalculated(Chap.9).●Evaluatingtheeffectofthedesignearthquakeonthestabilityofretainingwalls(Chap.10).●Analyzingotherpossibleearthquakeeffects,suchassurfacefaultingandresonanceofthestructur
7、e(Chap.11).●Developingsiteimprovementtechniquestomitigatetheeffectsoftheanticipatedearth-quake.Examplesincludegroundstabilizationandgroundwatercontrol(Chap.12).●Determiningthetypeoffoundation,suchasashallowordeepfoundation,thatisbestsuitedforresistingtheeffectsofthedesignearthq
8、uake(Chap.13).●Assistingthestructuralengineerbyinvesti
