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Influence Of Rock Depth On Seismic Site Classification For Shallow Bedrock Regions, P Anbazhagan, M. Neaz Sheikh, Aditya Parihar
Influence Of Rock Depth On Seismic Site Classification For Shallow Bedrock Regions, P Anbazhagan, M. Neaz Sheikh, Aditya Parihar
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Seismic site classifications are used to represent site effects for estimating hazard parameters (response spectral ordinates) at the soil surface. Seismic site classifications have generally been carried out using average shear wave velocity and/or standard penetration test n-values of top 30-m soil layers, according to the recommendations of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) or the International Building Code (IBC). The site classification system in the NEHRP and the IBC is based on the studies carried out in the United States where soil layers extend up to several hundred meters before reaching any distinct soil-bedrock interface and may not …
Discussion Of "Depth-Averaged Shear Stress And Velocity In Open-Channel Flows" By Shu-Qing Yang, M Sterling, Xiannan Tang
Discussion Of "Depth-Averaged Shear Stress And Velocity In Open-Channel Flows" By Shu-Qing Yang, M Sterling, Xiannan Tang
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
The discussers thank the author for writing an informative and thought-provoking paper. Predicting the lateral distribution of boundary shear stress in open-channel flows is an intractable issue, and any theoretical work in this area is to be welcomed. The purpose of this discussion is twofold: first, to compare the analysis developed by the author to experimental data; and second, to seek clarification on several areas of potential confusion, which may be due to typographical errors.
New Solutions For The Propagation Of Long Water Waves Over Variable Depth, Yinglong Zhang, Song-Ping Zhu
New Solutions For The Propagation Of Long Water Waves Over Variable Depth, Yinglong Zhang, Song-Ping Zhu
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Based on the linearized long-wave equation, two new analytical solutions are obtained respectively for the propagation of long surface gravity waves around a conical island and over a paraboloidal shoal. Having been intensively studied during the last two decades, these two problems have practical significance and are physically revealing for wave propagation over variable water depth. The newly derived analytical solutions are compared with several previously obtained numerical solutions and the accuracy of those numerical solutions is discussed. The analytical method has the potential to be used to find solutions for wave propagation over more natural bottom topographies.