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Seismic performance of strip foundations on liquefiable soils with a permeable crust

Journal Article
Dimitriadi, V., Bouckovalas, G., & Papadimitriou, A. (2017)
Seismic performance of strip foundations on liquefiable soils with a permeable crust. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 100, 396-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.04.021
Modern seismic codes dictate that the use of shallow foundations on liquefiable soils may be considered only after appropriate ground improvement. No further instructions are ...

Numerical analysis of liquefaction affected shallow foundations performance on improved ground.

Conference Proceeding
Dimitriadi, V., Bouckovalas, G., & Chaloulos, Y. (2015)
Numerical analysis of liquefaction affected shallow foundations performance on improved ground. In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development: XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttps://doi.org/10.1680/ecsmge.60678.vol4.323
A novel numerical methodology is presented and used to simulate the seismic response of footings on liquefiable ground, locally improved in order to reduce settlements and inc...

Dynamic compaction of collapsible soils – case study from a motorway project in Romania

Conference Proceeding
Tsitsas, G., Dimitriadi, V., Zekkos, D., Dumitru, M., Ciortan, R., & Manea, S. (2015)
Dynamic compaction of collapsible soils – case study from a motorway project in Romania. In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development: XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttps://doi.org/10.1680/ecsmge.60678.vol.3.217
Dynamic compaction is a widely used ground improvement method applicable to a variety of soils including collapsible loess. The paper presents site characterization and ground...

Analysis of strip foundation performance on liquefied ground with limited ground improvement

Conference Proceeding
Dimitriadi, V., & Bouckovalas, G. (2015)
Analysis of strip foundation performance on liquefied ground with limited ground improvement. In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development: XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttps://doi.org/10.1680/ecsmge.60678.vol4.322
According to modern seismic codes, the use of shallow foundations on liquefiable soils is only acceptable after proper ground improvement underneath and around the foundation....