Part 1: Introduction to Earthquakes

Chapter 2: Basic Earthquake Principles

Chapter 3: Common Earthquake Effects

Chapter 4: Earthquake Structural Damage

Part 2: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Analyses

Chapter 5: Site Investigation for Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Chapter 6: Liquefaction

Chapter 7: Earthquake-Induced Settlement

Chapter 8: Bearing Capacity Analyses for Earthquakes

Chapter 9: Slope Stability Analyses for Earthquakes

Chapter 10: Retaining Wall Analyses for Earthquakes

Chapter 11: Other Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Analyses

Part 3: Site Improvement Methods to Mitigate Earthquake Effects

Chapter 12: Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods

Chapter 13: Foundation Alternatives to Mitigate Earthquake Effects

Part 4: Building Codes

Chapter 14: Earthquake Provisions in Building Codes

Appendix A: Glossaries

Appendix B: EQSEARCH, EQFAULT, and FRISKSP Computer Programs

Appendix C: Conversion Factors

Appendix D: Example of a Geotechnical Report Dealing With Earthquake Engineering

Appendix E: Solution to Problems

Appendix F: References

Index