Simplified seismic response of earth embankments

This study aims to validate the method proposed by Makdisi and Seed (1979), which provides a simplified procedure for determining the natural period and maximum crest acceleration of homogeneous earth embankments by hand calculation. A comparison was made with the results obtained using PLAXIS finit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Low, Abigail Xiu Jun.
Other Authors: Budi Wibawa
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50589