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Mar 1978
Seismic Site Response of Nonlinear Soil Media
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Peter W. Taylor, M.ASCE, and Thomas J. LarkinAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 104, Issue 3
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A complete procedure for the analysis of site response to earthquakes, assuming vertical, one-dimensional shear wave propagation, is presented. This entails the determination of low-amplitude soil moduli from in-situ shear-wave velocity measurements; the determination of the modulus/strain amplitude relationship for each soil type using free vibration torsion tests; the correction of these results for sample disturbance; and the determination of nonlinear soil parameters for use, finally, in a lumped-mass site response analysis. The use of a hysteretically damped nonlinear soil model in the analysis is described in some detail. Although limited by the constraints of the assumption of vertical, one-dimensional shear wave propagation, the method is believed to simulate actual soil profile behavior more closely than other models currently in use.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 104 • Issue 3 • March 1978
Pages: 369 - 383
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1978
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Peter W. Taylor, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., New Zealand
Thomas J. Larkin
Doctoral Student, Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., New Zealand
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