Static and Dynamic Behaviour of Soils: A Rational Approach to Quantitative Solutions. II. Semi-Saturated Problems
Abstract
Negative pore pressures existing in semi-saturated conditions provide a substantial `cohesion' of the soil. This cohesion is of importance in the dynamic response of embankments and dams. The paper extends the formulation presented in part I to problems of semi-saturated behaviour with the assumption of free air ingress. An approximate reconstruction of the failure of the lower San Fernando dam during the 1971 earthquake is presented.
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A
- Pub Date:
- June 1990
- DOI:
- 10.1098/rspa.1990.0062
- Bibcode:
- 1990RSPSA.429..311Z