The theme of GeoMO2008 has recently become of more interest to the Midwest civil engineering community due to the perceived earthquake risks and new code requirements. The constant seismic reminder for the New Madrid Seismic Zone and new USGS hazard mapping underway in St. Louis make this lecture very timely. The short-course will provide answers to questions that frequently arise in new or retrofit engineering projects as it relates to site response.
The past decade has seen rapid advances in the understanding of post-liquefaction residual strength (and associated stress-deformation behavior). Desp...
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