Mitigation of Earthquake Induced Geotechnical Disasters Using a Smart and Novel Geomaterial

Abstract eng:
In this paper, an innovative disaster mitigation technique is described in which scrap tire derived recycled wastes are utilized to reduce the earthquake related hazards of geotechnical structures. A series of model 1G shaking table experiments were conducted to validate the performance of the developed technique. The test results have demonstrated that the mitigation technique not only reduces the seismic load but also the earthquake induced permanent displacement of structures. Such mitigation measure also can lead to cost-effective design and retrofitting of geotechnical structures by reducing the material and construction cost.

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