Performance of Improved Ground and Reinforced Soil Structures during Earthquakes – Case Studies and Numerical Analyses

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dc.contributor.authorOlgun, Celal Guneyen
dc.contributor.committeechairMartin, James R. IIen
dc.contributor.committeememberMitchell, James K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSingh, Mahendra P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGutierrez, Marte S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberChapman, Martin C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDuncan, James Michaelen
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:06:46Zen
dc.date.adate2004-02-05en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:06:46Zen
dc.date.issued2003-12-12en
dc.date.rdate2004-02-05en
dc.date.sdate2004-01-16en
dc.description.abstractThe 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake (M=7.4) struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999 and caused significant damage in urban areas located along Izmit Bay. The sites that suffered the greatest damages were located primarily in areas of poorest soil conditions, typically containing soft clays and silts and/or loose, liquefiable sands. Because the affected region is heavily developed with infrastructure and there is a preponderance of poor soils, a wide range of soil improvement measures had been used to mitigate anticipated earthquake damages throughout the region. Following the earthquake and significant aftershocks, Virginia Tech researchers traveled to Turkey to investigate the affected area to document geotechnical field performance. Primary focus of the Virginia tech team was given to investigating the performance of improved soil sites and reinforced soil structures. The sites were subjected to ground motions ranging from about 0.10g to 0.35g. The site locations ranged from 0 to 35 km from the zone of energy release. This dissertation presents in detail, the findings from the two most instructive sites. The investigation of these sties involved field reconnaissance, field and laboratory testing of soils, seismic analysis, numerical modeling, and other analytical work.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-01162004-154238en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01162004-154238/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/26002en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartB5_Chapter_5.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartC2_Appendix.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartC1_References.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartC3_Vita.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartB4_Chapter_4.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartA2_Abstract.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartB1_Chapter_1.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartB2_Chapter_2.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartB3_Chapter_3.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartA1_Title.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartA4_TOC.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartA3_Acknowledgements.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectnumerical analysisen
dc.subjectFinite element methoden
dc.subjectsoil improvementen
dc.subjectsoil-structure interactionen
dc.subjectearthquakesen
dc.subjectreinforced soil structuresen
dc.titlePerformance of Improved Ground and Reinforced Soil Structures during Earthquakes – Case Studies and Numerical Analysesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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