The asymmetrical characteristics of PGA and its effect on the soil dynamic property are investigated. The effect of asymmetrical characteristics of seismic loads on the s [...]

The earthquake-induced differential settlement of building on weak subsoil is one of the typical damages caused by earthquake. Generally, the earthquake-induced different [...]

Many researches in recent years have approved that the nonlinear behavior of soils has significant effect on the surface ground motion. The laboratory experiments on the [...]

The reasonability of the main computational method of seismic lateral capacity of pile is discussed and the disadvantages of the pseudo-static and coefficient-discounted [...]

The dynamic shear modulus and damping ratio of soils are two important parameters in soil property and affect earthquake ground motion greatly. The laboratory experimenta [...]

At 14:28 May 12 2008, a catastrophic earthquake of magnitude 8.0, the epicenter of which locates at Wenchuan, struck Sichuan Province (N31.00, E103.40). The earthquake ca [...]

The landslides bring the enormous property loss and life threat to people under the effect of natural force and human activities. Monitoring is one of the most powerful m [...]

The liquefaction-induced damage phenomena have occurred during many earthquakes in last century in China, including the Heyuan Earthquake in 1962, the Xingtai Earthquake [...]

The method of liquefaction prediction is very important to seismic design of foundations and engineering structures. The liquefaction prediction method in Chinese seismic [...]