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Environ Earth Sci (2016) 75:1014 DOI 10.1007/s12665-016-5600-y
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Jefferies M, Been K | Soil liquefaction: a critical state approach, 2nd edition
Sophia Rutledge1
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
2015 | CRC Press Applied Geotechnics Series | 690 pp | 386 illus | Hardback ISBN 978-1-48-221368-3 USD 195.00 EUR 120.00 | ebook ISBN 978-1-48-221367-6 USD 136.50
Since the early 1900s, soil liquefaction has been noted as an important consideration in engineering to avoid structural failure. Historically, episodes of structural damage have occurred due to soil liquefaction, not only causing huge nancial losses, such as those in the 1964 Niigata earthquake where over $1 billion in damage occurred due to liquefaction, but in some circumstances leading to human casualties, as occurred in the Aberfan colliery spoil slide in which 144 people were killed. Because liquefaction occurs worldwide, it is of the utmost importance in engineering designs yet is often brushed aside due to project cost limitations.
Soil Liquefaction: A Critical State Approach, 2nd Edition aims to explain the basics of soil liquefaction, emphasizing the idea that it must be understood from a mechanical point of view with a focus on computations of soil stressstrain behavior. The volume describes the importance of liquefaction as a consideration in engineering and explains the mathematical and physical elements of and approaches to understanding the phenomenon, including models, equations, soil characteristics, and methods for avoiding structural damage due to liquefaction. It also aims...