Earthquake geotechnical engineering / Сейсмическая геотехника

The field of geotechnical earthquake engineering, like the related fields of engineering seismology and structural earthquake engineering in the broad discipline of earthquake engineering, has advanced dramatically since the first edition of this book was published. Advances have come with the occurrence and investigation of numerous earthquakes, both small and large, with the massive increases in computational power now at the hands of engineers and scientists, and with advances in the analytical tools that leverage those computational capabilities.

Advances in geotechnical earthquake engineering have been made both in research and in practice. Among the important advances since the publication of the first edition are the systematic collection and archiving of data through organized and coordinated field reconnaissance efforts following major earthquakes, the development and increasingly frequent use of advanced numerical analyses for assessment of seismic response, and the systematic extension of ground motion hazard analysis to the estimation of important measures of performance such as response, damage, and loss. This last development, which generally falls under the heading of performance‑based earthquake engineering (PBEE), is most appropriately implemented in a probabilistic framework that accounts for uncertainty in the parameters and models used to predict performance.
The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the concepts, theories, and procedures of contemporary geotechnical earthquake engineering and its role in performance‑based assessment and design. It is intended for use as a text in graduate courses on geotechnical earthquake engineering or seismic hazard and risk analysis and as a reference for practicing engineers. Recognizing that geotechnical earthquake engineering is a broad, multidisciplinary field, this book draws from seismology, geology, structural engineering, hazard and risk analysis, and other disciplines. This book places an emphasis on seismic performance and the emerging paradigm of PBEE.

This book is written at a level suitable for readers with knowledge equivalent to that of a senior (fourth‑year) civil engineering student. The reader should have had basic courses in soil mechanics, structural engineering, and hydraulics; introductory courses in geology and probability/statistics would also be helpful. Many graduate students will have had courses in structural dynamics or soil dynamics by the time they begin the study of geotechnical earthquake engineering. For those without prior exposure, introductions to the nomenclature and mathematics of dynamic systems, structural dynamics, wave propagation, and probability are presented in four appendices <...>