A design-oriented numerical investigation seismic soil-structure interaction

Presented here is the numerical investigation on seismic soil-structure interaction applying features of a rather non-conventional earthquake design. The examination focuses on the Groningen site conditions which lately experienced an induced-type of earthquake. A unique situation calls for a suitable seismic design for both existing and new...

A Multidisciplinary approach to Tsunami Risk Management: A proposal for a framework based on a case study of Iquique

In this multidisciplinary project a proposal for a framework for tsunami risk management in Chile, has been developed. This was done using Iquique in the north of Chile as a case study. Solutions for improvement of current practice have been searched within specific activity areas of hazard management: prediction, mitigation and response....

Shear Wave Seismic Interferometry for Lithospheric Imaging

Green's function retrieval by seismic interferometry (SI) exists in a variety of forms. Many of the applications of SI allow the creation of new seismic traces by crosscorrelating a wavefield recorded at two separate locations. The sum of this operation over multiple sources results in the creation of a new signal such that one of the recording...

Evaluation of the UBC3D-PLM constitutive model for prediction of earthquake induced liquefaction on embankment dams

This graduation project is concerned with the response of embankment dams subjected to earthquake loading. The scope of the project was to determine the applicability of UBC3D-PLM constitutive model implemented in PLAXIS 2D for prediction of the onset of liquefaction in embankments. The project consists of three discrete parts: a)Calibration and...