PAPERS INDEX

SESSION 1: Case histories on ground motion and site effects

1.01 Recorded ground motions from the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake by B. Bradley

1.02 Evaluation of the site seismic potential for performance based design by V. Sesov, D. Dojcinovski, K. Edip, J. Cvetanovska

1.04 A microtremor HVSR study of the seismic site effects in the city of Vijayawada City by A. Manne, U. Balthy, D. Neelima Satyam

1.05 Preliminary study on the difference of indexes of seismic motions observed at adjacent sites

by Y. Hata, K. Ichii, A. Nozu

1.06 Topographic effects from longwall coal mining seismicity: phase I experimental setup and results

by C.M. Wood, B.R. Cox, A. Rodriguez-Marek, D. Assimaki, J. Wartman, M. Pando

1.07 Impacts of liquefaction on pipe networks in the 2010/2011 Christchurch earthquakes: PBD issues and perspectives

by M. Cubrinovski, I. McCahon, H. Simpson, R. Orense, M. Hughes

1.09 The Christchurch 2011 earthquake: elastic and perfectly-plastic response potential of selected ground motions

by E. Garini, G. Gazetas

1.11 Development of a modified elastoplasticity model for sand by P. Tasiopoulou, N. Gerolymos

1.12 Liquefaction performance case histories in Christchurch area during the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes from cone penetration test and shear wave velocity

by Y.G. Zhou, Y.G. Li, D.-S. Ling, Y.-M. Chen

1.13 Microzonation for the January 11, 1693 scenario earthquake related to the limit state for life safety in the city of Catania (Italy)

by S. Argetto, A. Ferraro, S. Grasso, M. Maugeri

1.14 Liquefaction along Tone River Basin in Japan, caused by the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake

by J. Koseki, Y. Miyashita, J. Deng, H. Araki

1.15 Effect of superficial cavities on seismic earthquake response by L. Verrucci, G. Lanzo, A. Pagliaroli, T. Sanò

1.17 National scale seismic hazard assessment: comparing probabilistic and deterministic estimates

By A. Peresan, F. Vaccari, G.F. Panza, S. Grasso, M. Maugeri

1.19 Evaluation of topographic aggravation factor through 2D linear equivalent seismic response analysis

by G. Biondi, E. Cascone, S. Rizzitano

1.21 Seismic microzonation of an urban settlement of central Italy: geological features and selection of a suitable amplification factor

by J. Facciorusso, C. Madiai, A. Puliti, G. Vannucchi, M. Baglione, P. Fabbroni, V. D’Intinosante

1.22 Site effects due to the 1990 Sicilian earthquake in the city of Catania by S. Grasso, M. Maugeri

1.23 Failure mechanism of reclaimed land by use of MPM and the estimated strong earthquake motion during the 2011 off Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake

by S. Nakamura, Y. Hata, K. Abe, N. Sento, A. Nozu

1.24 Seismic response analysis for the Etna earthquake of February 20, 1818 in the city of Catania (Italy)

by S. Argetto, A. Ferraro, S. Grasso, M. Maugeri

1.25 Geotechnical seismic hazard evaluation at Siracusa (Sicily) using GIS techniques by P.P. Capilleri, M. Maugeri, E. Raciti

SESSION 2: Soil investigation with field and laboratory testing

2.03 Use of piezo drive cone for evaluation of subsoil settlement induced by seismic liquefaction

by S. Sawada, D. Yoshizawa, N. Fujii, T. Kaji, I. Furuta

2.04 Liquefaction and re-liquefaction of a silicate grouted sand due to repeated earthquakes

by D. Porcino, V. Marcianò, R. Granata

2.06 Development of new method to consider spatial of soil properties using harmonic wavelet analysis for probabilistic seismic analysis

by H.C. Park, H.J. Hwang

2.07 An overview of the practical procedure for appropriate laboratory test in liquefaction evaluation

by T. Mikami, K. Ichii

2.08 Liquefaction resistance of sands with plastic fines by A. Papadopoulou, T. Tika

2.09 Liquefaction strength of silty sands by K.R. Swamy, A. Boominathan, K. Rajagopal

2.10 The effect of fine type on small-strain shear modulus of sand with fine content by M.M. Ahmadi, N.A. Paydar

2.11 Effectiveness of shallow soil improvement on the performance of rocking-isolated bridge piers: monotonic and cyclic pushover testing

by I. Anastasopoulos

2.13 Site investigations and geotechnical problems in the Southern part of the historic centre of L’Aquila

by G. Totani, F. Totani, P. Monaco, M. Tallini, F. Del Monaco, G. Zia

2.14 Resonant column apparatus tests and DEM analyses of intact and fractured rock specimens

by A. Perino, G. Barla

2.15 Dynamic clay properties by in situ and laboratory tests for an industrial building in Catania (Italy)

by F. Castelli, V. Lentini, M. Maugeri

2.16 Dynamic soil characterization by different test sites for the microzonation of the city of Catania (Italy)

by A. Cavallaro, P. P. Capilleri, S. Grasso, M. Maugeri

SESSION 3: Dynamic Characterisation and modeling

3.01 Simplified estimation of soil state parameters and sensitivity analysis of undrained cyclic response

by B. Bradley, M. Cubrinovski

3.02 Assessment of seismically-induced reconsolidation settlements for saturated sandy soils

by T. H. Bilge, K.O Cetin

3.03 The characterisation of Christchurch sands for liquefaction hazard evaluation using effective stress analysis: a mid project summary

by M. Taylor, M. Cubrinovski

3.05 Seismic response of sandy deposits by endocronic approach by K.S. Kumar S., A. Boominathan

3.06 Incorporating site-specific site response analysis into PSHA by M. Pehlivan, E.M. Rathje, R.B. Gilbert

3.07 Fatigue damage of rock discontinuites under seismic conditions by L. Canelli, A.M. Ferrero, M. Migliazza, A. Migliazza

3.08 Effect of principal stress rotation on cyclic liquefaction by A. Viana da Fonseca, M. Soares

3.09 Modeling of cyclic deformation characteristics considering geological age and depositional condition

by N. Yoshida, K. Wakamatsu

3.10 Constitutive modeling of duration and overburden effects in liquefaction evaluations by K. Ziotopoulou, R.W. Boulanger

3.11 In-plane behavior of geosynthetic barrier layers subject to cyclic loading by M. Arab, E. Kavazanjian, Jr. P. J. Fox, N. Matasovic

SESSION 4: Methodologies for PBD and codes

4.01 A parametric study on several bridge-abutment configurations adopting a Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering methodology

by D. Forcellini, A. Elgamal, J. Lu, K.R. Mackie, A.M. Tarantino

4.03 Rocking of foundations on improved soil: application to 1-dof and frame structures by R. Kourkoulis

4.04 On performance based new nuclear reactor siting evaluation and associated challenges in Geotechnical Engineering field

by W. Wang

4.05 Ground response analysis and Performance-Based Design by C. Li, J. Yang, S.H. Yung

4.06 Simplified methodology for the performance-based seismic design of tall embankments and earthdams

by A. Papadimitriou , K. Andrianopoulos, G. Bouckovalas

4.07 Performance based design of a pile-wharf structure subjected to earthquake excitation in Turkey

by B. Siyahi, B. Akbaş, Y. Fahjan, B. Doran, B. Unutmaz

4.09 Performance based seismic design of slopes for residential development by W. D. Liam Finn

4.12 Influence of soil non-linear behaviour on seismic response of soft soil deposits by G. Biondi, G. Di Filippo, M. Maugeri

4.13 Performance based design of earth retaining structures and building codes by G. Scarpelli, P. Ruggeri, V. M. E. Fruzzetti, D. Segato, A. Vita

4.14 Performance-based design of integral abutment bridges by M Paolo Emilio Pinto, Paolo Franchin

SESSION 5: Physical modeling by shaking table test and centrifuge test

5.03 Design and construction of a transparent flexible-shear-beam container for dynamic geotechnical centrifuge testing

by M. Ghayoomi, S. Dashti, J.S. McCartney

5.04 A displacement prediction method for retaining walls on sand deposit remedied uging the deep mixing method

by M. Ishihara, T. Sasaki

5.08 Seismic earth pressure and sidewall friction acting on embedded footing supported by piles based on response displacement method

by S. Tamura, T. Hida

5.09 Model experiments concerning the effect of water pressure reduction as a countermeasure against heaving of the surface viscous soil layer at the toe of levees

by H. Masuyama, Y. Saito, M. Ishihara, T. Sasaki, H. Mori

5.10 Wall-inclusion-sand backfill dynamic interaction: energy-dissipation mechanism by C. M. González, M. P. Romo

5.11 Shaking table dynamics of a dry sand layer by A. Sawicki, W. Świdziński, M. Kulczykowski

5.12 Centrifuge tests to evaluate performance of the Po river banks during earthquakes by D. Giretti, V. Fioravante, L. Martelli

SESSION 6: Liquefaction

6.02 Dynamic vs. static improvement of potentially liquefiable soil by A. Bertero, G. Pagotto, M. Nozu

6.03 An analytical evaluation of the variation of liquefaction resistances of sand layer above a clay stratum with uneven settlement

by K. Kitade, K. Ichii

6.04 A simple effective stress model for sands - multiaxial formulation and evaluation by A. Tsegaye, R. Brinkgreve, P. Bonnier, V. Galavi, T. Benz

6.05 A numerically derived relation for estimating liquefaction-induced lateral spreading by A. Pak, O.G. Fare

6.06 Evaluation of improved ground by compaction method considering performance-based design

by K. Harada, S. Yasada, H. Kanamaru, H. Shitaeda, K. Ishikawa

6.07 Gravel drain performance in liquefiable soils: numerical simulation and applicability by G. Bouckovalas , A. Papadimitriou, V. Dimitriadi Y. Chaloulos

6.08 A critical comparison of estimations of liquefaction potential using recent methods by R. Katzenbach, F. Clauss, S. Rochoee, D. Choudhury

6.10 Liquefaction along Tokyo Bay during the 2011 Tohoku - Pacific Ocean Earthquake in Japan

by K. Ishikawa, S. Yasuda

6.11 Performance based evaluation and prevention of loess liquefaction by W. Lanmin, Y. Zhongxia, S. Haimei, Dengjin

6.12 Empirical models for the assessmen of the equivalent cycles for Italian earthquakes by G. Biondi, E. Cascone, G. Di Filippo

6.13 Case study of three pile-supported bridges affected by liquefaction-induced lateral spreading after the M8.8 2010 Maule Chile Earthquake

by C. Ledezma

6.14 Effect of singular peaks in uniform cyclic loading on the liquefaction resistance of a sand

by R. Azeiteiro, V.D. Marques, P.A.L.F. Coelho

6.15 Remedial measure of highway embankments on liquefaction prone foundation by M. Okamura, Y. Ttomida

6.16 Vibro compaction for mitigation of earthquake induced settlements and liquefaction potential in coastal sandy soil

by M. Grisolia, G. Iorio, I.P. Marzano

SESSION 7: Numerical analyses for PBD

7.02 Liquefaction potential analysis and dynamic displacement of tailings dam using FLAC3D by D. Chakraborty, D. Choudhury

7.03 A pile-head macro-element approach to seismic design of extended pile-shaft-supported bridges

by A. Correia, A. Pecker, S.L. Kramer, R. Pinho

7.05 The 22 february 2011 Mw 6.3 Christchurch earthquake: 3D numerical simulations of strong ground motion

by R. Guidotti, M. Stupazzini, C. Smerzini, R. Paolucci

7.07 Destructiveness of earthquake ground motions: “Intensity measures” versus sliding displacement

by E. Garini, G. Gazetas

7.08 Seismic performance of caisson supported piers by A. Zafeirakos, N. Gerolymos

7.10 Site seismic amplification analysis in the industrial area of Sulmona, Centre Italy by M. Ciucci, A. Marino

7.11 Application of advanced numerical methods to assess seismic performance for major projects

by T. Travasarou, J. Chacko, W. Chen, A. Fernandez, A. Giannakou, M. Ilankatharan, J. Ugalde

7.13 Comparison of asynchronous signals generated from surface or bedrock natural accelerograms

by L. Carnevale, B. Femiano, D. Lavorato, C. Nuti, F. Silvestri

SESSION 8: Slopes

8.01 Earthquake induced displacements of slopes in weathered flysch by M. Lazari, S. Papadopoulos, T. Tika

8.02 Prediction of permanent displacements on a gentle slope with an elastoplastic model by R. Carrilho Gomes

8.03 Modelling the response of horizontal and sloped ground during strong earthquakes by K. Kluge, R. Cudmani

8.04 Modeling of uncertainties in the analysis of earthquake-induced slope deformation by J.M. Kim

8.06 Performance of slopes and dams in the Mw 9.0 Tōhoku, Japan eathquake by B. Tiwari, D. Pradel, J. Wartman

8.07 Multiblock seismic displacement analysis of the 1980 Calitri landslide by V. Bandini, G. Biondi, E. Cascone

8.08 Topographic effects evaluation for performance-based design by E. Ausilio, P. Zimmaro

8.09 Landslide counteraction projects design and control in Polish Carpathians by Bednarczyk. Z.

SESSION 9: Embankments, landfills and dams

9.02 Static and dynamic analysis of La Villita dam in Mexico by L. Pelecanos, S. Kontoe, L. Zdravkovic

9.03 Performance based seismic design of an earth dam in southern Italy by Rouainia M., G. Elia

9.05 Seismic response analysis of Kerrada dam by P. Sêco e Pinto, M. Monteiro Silva

9.07 Performance based seismic analysis of an existing rockfill dam by M. Albano, G. Modoni, G. Russo, P. Croce

9.09 Seismic design of a motorway embankment on improved ground: a performance based design approach

by A. Alexandris, P. Sitarenios

9.10 Effect of initial conditions in an embankment on liquefaction behavior of a river levee by R. Uzuoka, K. Senba

9.11 Simulation Geological environmental shortage water groundwater and the possibility of activity Earthquake Jafara basin NW Libya

by F. Elosta

SESSION 10: Shallow Foundations

10.01 Performance-based design of bridge foundations on partially improved liquefiable soil by K. Karamitros, G. Bouckovalas, Y.K. Chaloulos

10.02 Rocking isolation of frames on shallow footings : design limitations by F. Gelagoti

10.03 Nonlinear soil - foundation interaction: numerical analysis by I. Anastasopoulos, M. Loli, F. Gelagoti, R. Kourkoulis, G. Gazetas

10.04 Nonlinear soil - foundation interaction: an experimental study on sand by V. Drosos, T. Georgarakos, M. Loli, I. Anastasopoulos, G. Gazetas

10.05 Soil inertia effects on bearing capacity of shallow foundations by F. Castelli, E. Motta

SESSION 11: Pile foundations

11.01 Pile-group response under seismic loading by F. Basile

11.02 Seismic performance of piles from one-dimensional wave equation analyses by D.W. Chang, A. Zhussupbekov

11.03 Response of pile foundations in liquefiable soils under earthquake loading By T. K. Vaidyan, B. Manna, J.T. Shahu

11.05 Problems with analysis of pile foundations for performance-based design by M.S. Fayyazi, M. Taiebat, W.D. L. Finn, C. E. Ventura

11.06 Effects of rock particle size to performance of pile-supported wharves in rockfill by Y. Kawamata, S.A. Ashford

11.07 Effects of soil-foundation flexibility on the performance of reinforced concrete frame structures

by F. Dezi, S. Carbonari, F. Gara, G. Leoni

11.08 Influence of ground motion duration and soil non-linearity on the performance of single piles under seismic loads

by A. Tombari, F. Dezi, M. Hesham El Naggar

11.10 Insigth to failure mechanisms of casson foundations under combined laoding: a macro-element approach

by N. Gerolymos, A. Zafeirakos, C. Souliotis

11.11 A nonlinear pile macroelement for dynamic soil-structure interaction analyses of pile foundations in liquefiable soils

by D. Assimaki, Varun

11.14 Soil-pile kinematic interaction: effect of midway layer in an homogenous deposit by F. Grassi, M.R. Massimino

11.15 Selection criteria for pile diameter in seismic areas by R. Di Laora, A. Mandolini, G. Mylonakis

11.17 Horizontal response of piles in layered soil: simple analysis by X. Karatzia, G. Mylonakis

11.18 Influence of type and angle of incident waves on seismic pile bending at cap level by J. M. Zarzalejos, J. J. Aznárez, L. A. Padrón, O. Maeso

11.19 Insights gained from snap-back response of piles embedded in cohesive soil by M. Pender, S. Beskhyroun, N. Sa’don, C. Lambert, M. Tidbury, S. Arvanaghian

11.20 Performance of soil-pile-structure systems under seismic waves by A.L. Simonelli, L. Di Sarno, M.G. Durante, S. Sica, S.Bhattacharya, M. Dietz, L. Dihoru, C.A.

Taylor, R. Cairo, A. Chidichimo, G. Dente, G. Anoyatis, G. Mylonakis, A. Modaressi, L.A. Todo Bom, A.M. Kaynia

11.21 Inertial and kinematic response of piles in inhomogeneous soil: winkler analysis by E. Rovithis, G. Mylonakis, K. Pitilakis

SESSION 12: Soil-structure interaction

12.01 Seismic structural performance using theoretical-based synthetic waveform with respect to the site soil conditions

by H. Hamidi Jamnani, A. Hosseini, Mohsen A. Issa, A. Nicknam

12.03 Significance of bedrock depth in dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis for mament resisting frames

by A.S.Hokmabadi, S. Hamid Reza Tabatabaifar, B. Fatahi, B. Samali,

12.05 Performance-based concepts of compliant soil-foundation-structure systems by D. Pitilakis, A. Karatzetzou

12.09 Influence of strong motion processing on numerical simulations of soil-structure interaction

by S. Foti, R. Paolucci

12.11 Modelling of soil-structure interaction in alpine regions byA. Marin, J. Laue, F. Mezger

12.12 Soil - pile - structure interaction: a practical approach for performance-based seismic design of tall buildings

by M.N. Aydınoğlu, B. Siyahi, Y. Fahjan, B. Akbaş

12.13 Safety margins in structural design of a bridge pylon: assessment of dynamic response through incremental dynamic analyses

by A. Godoy, C.T. Chatzigogos, A. Pecker

SESSION 13: Retaining wall and wharf structures

13.02 Displacement based seismic design of retaining walls by S. Prakash, V.K. Puri, S. Kumar

13.03 Seismic fragility curves of cantilever retaining walls by S. Argyroudis, A.M. Kaynia, K. Pitilakis

13.04 Performance based seismic design of a retaining wall by C. Jurado

13.05 U.L.S. Analyses to optimize a precast concrete crib-retaining-wall system by R. Passalacqua, R. Bovolenta

13.07 Development of DDBD method for retaining walls subjected to seismic loads by E. Cattoni, M. Cecconi, V. Pane, S. Vecchietti

13.08 Experimental investigation of dynamic behaviour of cantilever retaining walls by P. Kloukinas, A. Penna, A. Scotto di Santolo, S. Bhattacharya, M. Dietz, L. Dihoru, A.

Evangelista, A.L. Simonelli, C.A. Taylor, G. Mylonakis

SESSION 14: Earth reinforced retaining wall

14.02 A neural network approach to performance-based seismic design of blockwork wharves

by A. Calabrese, C.G. Lai

14.03 The seismic performance of geosynthetic reinforced earth by P. Carrubba, D. Brusarosco

14.04 Scale effect on shaking table tests of geosynthetic reinforced retaining structures by E. Guler, O. Selek

SESSION 15: Underground structures

15.01 Loads of tunnel lining under seismic excitation by F. Schmidt, B.M. Bacas

15.02 Seismic performance of circular tunnels: centrifuge testing versus numerical analysis by G. Tsinidis, K. Pitilakis

15.03 Analysis of tunnel behaviour under seismic loads: the role of soil constitutive assumptions

by A. Amorosi, D. Boldini, G. Postiglione

15.04 Seismic risk analysis of buried pipelines: the case of L’Aquila gas network by A. Mastrangelo, A. d’Onofrio, F. Silvestri

15.05 An analytical method for strength verification of buried steel pipelines at normal fault crossings

by D. Karamitros, G. Bouckovalas, G. Kouretzis, V. Gkesouli

15.06 Performance of buried steel pipelines subjected to seismic-fault-induced deformations by P. Vazouras, S. Karamanos, P. Dakoulas

15.07 A seismic active thrust calculation for circular tunnels by A. Garini

15.09 An observational analysis of seismic vulnerability of pipelines under seismic failure by G. Lanzano, E. Salzano, F. Santucci De Magistris, G. Fabbrocino

15.10 Seismic design of the stations and inter-station tunnels of A metro-line in soft ground: a case study

by C. Vrettos, D. Chen, D. Rizos