Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
27 May 2010, 4:30 pm - 6:20 pm
Abstract
The sliding-block model is often used for the prediction of permanent co-seismic displacements of slopes and earth structures. This model assumes motion in an inclined plane but does not consider the decrease in inclination of the sliding soil mass as a result of its downward motion, which is the usual state in the field. The paper studies the above effect and proposes an empirical equation correcting the predictions of the sliding-block model. The investigation is performed using the recently-developed multi-block model.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2010 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Stamatopoulos, Constantine A.; Mavromihalis, Constantine; and Sarma, Sarada, "The Effect of Geometry Changes on Sliding-Block Predictions" (2010). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 38.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/05icrageesd/session04b/38
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The Effect of Geometry Changes on Sliding-Block Predictions
San Diego, California
The sliding-block model is often used for the prediction of permanent co-seismic displacements of slopes and earth structures. This model assumes motion in an inclined plane but does not consider the decrease in inclination of the sliding soil mass as a result of its downward motion, which is the usual state in the field. The paper studies the above effect and proposes an empirical equation correcting the predictions of the sliding-block model. The investigation is performed using the recently-developed multi-block model.
