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Geotechnical Effects of the 2015 Magnitude 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake and Aftershocks

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Moss, Robb E. S., Thompson, Eric M., Kieffer, D. Scott, Tiwari, Binod, Hashash, Youssef M. A., Acharya, Indira, Adhikari, Basanta Raj, Asimaki, Domniki, Clahan, Kevin B., Collins, Brian D., Dahal, Sachindra, Jibson, Randall W., Khadka, Diwakar, Macdonald, Amy, Madugo, Chris L. M., Mason, H. Benjamin, Pehlivan, Menzer, Rayamajhi, Deepak, and Uprety, Sital

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This article summarizes the geotechnical effects of the 25 April 2015 M 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and aftershocks, as documented by a reconnaissance team that undertook a broad engineering and scientific assessment of the damage and collected perishable data for future analysis. Brief descriptions are provided of ground shaking, surface...

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Effects of Ground Failure on Bridges, Roads, and Railroads

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Ledezma, Christian, Hutchinson, Tara, Ashford, Scott A., Moss, Robb, Arduino, Pedro, Bray, Jonathan D., Olson, Scott, Hashash, Youssef M. A., Verdugo, Ramon, Frost, David, Kayen, Robert, and Rollins, Kyle

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The long duration and strong velocity content of the motions produced by the 27 February 2010 Maule earthquake resulted in widespread liquefaction and lateral spreading in several urban and other regions of Chile. In particular, critical lifeline structures such as bridges, roadway embankments, and railroads were damaged by ground shaking...

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