Limit analysis in soil mechanics

W.F. CHEN and X.L. LIU (Eds.)9780444430427, 0-444-43042-3

During the last ten years, our understanding of the perfect plasticity and the associated flow rule assumption on which limit analysis is based has increased considerably. Many extensions and advances have been made in applications of limit analysis to the area of soil dynamics, in particular, to earthquake-induced slope failure and landslide problems and to earthquake-induced lateral earth pressures on rigid retaining structures. The purpose of the book therefore is in part to discuss the validity of the upper bound work (or energy) method of limit analysis in a form that can be appreciated by a practicing soil engineer, and in part to provide a compact and up-to-date summary of recent advances in the applications of limit analysis to earthquake-induced stability problems in soil mechanics.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Further titles in this Series
Page ii

Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Preface
Pages v-vii
W.F. Chen, X.L. Liu

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Pages 1-25

Chapter 2 – Basic Concepts of Limit Analysis
Pages 27-60

Chapter 3 – Validity of Limit Analysis in Application to Soils
Pages 61-110

Chapter 4 – Lateral Earth Pressure Problems
Pages 111-146

Chapter 5 – Rigid Retaining Walls Subjected to Earthquake Forces
Pages 147-230

Chapter 6 – Some Practical Considerations in Design of Rigid Retaining Structures
Pages 231-308
M.F. Chang, W.F. Chen

Chapter 7 – Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing on Anisotropic and Nonhomogeneous Soils
Pages 309-324

Chapter 8 – Earthquake-Induced Slope Failure and Landslides
Pages 325-379

Chapter 9 – Seismic Stability of Slopes in Nonhomogeneous, Anisotropic Soils and General Discussions
Pages 381-403

Chapter 10 – Assessment of Seismic Displacement of Slopes
Pages 405-436

Chapter 11 – Stability Analysis of Slopes with Generalized Failure Criterion
Pages 437-469

Subject Index
Pages 471-473

Author Index
Pages 475-477