During past decades the destructive potential and the complexity of soil liquefaction phenomenon associated with strong earthquakes has been widely documented. However, c [...]

In all major earthquakes, structures in the proximity of rivers and coastal plains, are often affected by substantial excess pore-water pressure which may lead to soil li [...]

Seismic pounding affects some buildings and bridge spans with insufficient expansion joints. During pounding, structures exert repeated hammer- like blows on adjacent str [...]