Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Glossary 1: Field Testing Terminology
Glossary 2: Laboratory Testing Terminology
Glossary 3: Terminology for Engineering Analysis and Computations
Glossary 4: Compaction, Grading, and Construction Terminology
Glossary 5: Earthquake Terminology
1.4
SYMBOLS AND UNITS
A list of symbols is provided at the beginning of most chapters. An attempt has been made
to select those symbols most frequently listed in standard textbooks and used in practice.
Units that are used is this topic consist of the following:
1.
International System of Units (SI).
2.
Inch-pound units (I-P units), which is also frequently referred to as the U.S. Customary
System (USCS) units. Appendix C presents factors that can be used to convert USCS
values into SI units.
In some cases, figures have been reproduced that use the old metric system (e.g., stress
in kilograms per centimeter squared). These figures have not been revised to reflect SI
units.
1.5 BOOK OUTLINE
Part 1 of the topic, which consists of Chaps. 2 through 4, presents a brief discussion of basic
earthquake principles, common earthquake effects, and structural damage caused by earth-
quakes. Numerous photographs are used in these three chapters in order to show the com-
mon types of earthquake effects and damage.
Part 2 of the topic deals with the essential geotechnical earthquake engineering analy-
ses, as follows:
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Field exploration (Chap. 5)
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Liquefaction (Chap. 6)
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Settlement of structures (Chap. 7)
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Bearing capacity (Chap. 8)
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Slope stability (Chap. 9)
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Retaining walls (Chap. 10)
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Other earthquake effects (Chap. 11)
Part 3 of the topic (Chaps. 12 and 13) presents commonly used site improvement meth-
ods and foundation alternatives. Part 4 (Chaps. 14 and 15) deals with the
International
Building Code
and a concluding chapter.
As mentioned in Sec. 1.3, a glossary in included in App. A. Other items are presented
in the appendices:
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Data from the EQSEARCH, EQFAULT, and FRISKSP computer programs (App. B)
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Conversion factors (App. C)
