seismic stability

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• Seismic response of landfill — Solid waste landfills can be affected by seismic activity. The tension in a landfill liner rises significantly during an earthquake, and can lead to stretching or tearing of the material.[1] The top of the landfill may crack, and methane… …   Wikipedia

• Seismic hazard — refers to the study of expected earthquake ground motions at the earth s surface, and its likely effects on existing natural conditions and man made structures for public safety considerations; the results of such studies are published as seismic …   Wikipedia

• Seismic retrofit — Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Other retrofit techniques are applicable to areas subject to tropical cyclones,… …   Wikipedia

• Slope stability — The field of slope stability encompasses the analysis of static and dynamic stability of slopes of earth and rock fill dams, slopes of other types of embankments, excavated slopes, and natural slopes in soil and soft rock. [… …   Wikipedia

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• Newmark's sliding block — The Newmark s sliding block analysis method is an engineering method used to calculate the permanent displacements of soil slopes (also embankments and dams) during seismic loading. It is also simply called Newmark s analysis or Sliding block… …   Wikipedia

• Nicolas Ambraseys — Born 1929 Alexandria, Egypt Citizenship British, Greek Nationality …   Wikipedia

• BAŽANT Z — CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA (see also List of Individuals) 11.6.1908 Nové Mesto/CR 26.8.2001 Svrabov/CR Zdenek Bažant earned the degree of civil engineer in 1930 and the Doctor of engineering in 1934 from the Czech Technical University CVUT in… …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

• MOZHEVITINOV — RUSSIA (see also List of Individuals) 29.12.1906 Saratov/RU 18.7.1993 St. Petersburg/RU Aleksandr Leonidovich Mozhevitinov graduated in 1932 from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute LPI as a hydraulic engineer and there submitted a PhD thesis in… …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

• Teton Dam — Infobox Dam dam name = Teton Dam caption = The reservoir behind the Teton Dam was emptied within hours of the initial breach official name = Teton Dam crosses = Snake River reservoir = Teton Reservoir locale = Eastern Idaho maint = United States… …   Wikipedia

• Alaska Peninsula — The Alaska Peninsula is a peninsula extending about 800 km (500 miles) to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea. In… …   Wikipedia