Research Article

New Developments in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Table 1

Physical and mechanics parameters of bedrock, soil layer, and structural plane.

ModelGravityShear wave velocityLongitudinal wave velocityLame coefficientsShear modulus

Bedrock30 kN/m3826.19 m/s3240 m/s881.89 MPa2047.24 MPa
Slip mass19 kN/m399.21 m/s145.34 m/s6.30 MPa6.30 MPa
Sliding surfaceNormal stiffnessShear stiffnessInternal friction angleTensile strengthCohesion
4500 MPa230032°23 kPa50 kPa