Soil Fatigue from Induced Seismicity

Abstract

Induced seismicity and the effects on civil engineering systems are not completely understood and infrequently studied. One specific area that is not well known is soil fatigue which includes factors such as understanding the natural conditions of the subsurface as well as operational parameters under short duration impulse loads. With the increase of geoinduced seismic activity, soil fatigue becomes of greater concern to structures in the vicinity of this seismic load. The foundations of these structures can be affected by impulse loads which can ultimately cause failure. The lack of quantitative data puts the reliability of these civil engineering systems at risk as they are not fully evaluated to determine if they are functioning as they are intended in the environments they are designed to support.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2020
Source ID
10.1155/2020/7030425

Entities

People

  • Merissa L. Zuzulock
  • Norbert H. Maerz
  • Oliver‐Denzil S. Taylor

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).