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000012263 046__ $$k2008-10-12
000012263 100__ $$aZania, Varvara
000012263 24500 $$aFault Rupture and Kinematic Distress of Earth Filled Embankments

000012263 24630 $$n14.$$pProceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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000012263 520__ $$2eng$$aAccording to common practice the seismic design of any type of structure or infrastructure is focused on the inertial loading and the resulting distress generated due to the imposed ground shaking. Regarding the effects of fault rupture on seismic design, seismic norms contain mainly provisions that are related to the citation of the structures/geostructures. Moreover, the additional distress imposed to large-scale structures (like bridges, lifelines, dams, or earth-filled embankments) by the applied permanent deformations produced during a potential fault rupture may not be possible to be avoided. As in many cases the exact location of faults is not known, especially when surface scarps are not present, the consequences of the permanent deformations in large-scale structures should be carefully and realistically evaluated. The current study examines numerically the behavior of earth-filled embankments, focusing on their kinematic distress due to fault rupture propagation. Apart from a brief literature review of the problem, a parametric study is conducted in order to investigate the role of the main parameters involved. The results indicate that the effects of fault rupturing in earth-filled embankments should be treated with caution. Additionally, the resulting kinematic distress should not be disregarded in the stability assessment, and therefore, it should be taken into account in the overall seismic design of the embankments.

000012263 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000012263 653__ $$aembankments, active faults, rupture, permanent deformations, kinematic distress.

000012263 7112_ $$a14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering$$cBejing (CN)$$d2008-10-12 / 2008-10-17$$gWCEE15
000012263 720__ $$aZania, Varvara$$iTsompanakis, Yiannis$$iPsarropoulos, Prodromos N.
000012263 8560_ $$ffischerc@itam.cas.cz
000012263 8564_ $$s378846$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/12263/files/04-02-0071.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on CD, Paper ID: 04-02-0071.
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