-- Part 1: introduction to earthquakes; 2. Basic earthquake principles; 3. Common earthquake effects; 4. Earthquake structural damage -- Part 2: geotechnical; Earthquake engineering analyses; 5. Site investigation for geotechnical earthquake engineering; 6. Liquefaction; 7. Earthquake-induced settlement; 8. Bearing capacity analyses for earthquakes; 9. Slope stability analyses for earthquakes; 10. Retaining wall analyses for earthquakes; 11. Other geotechnical earthquake engineering analyses; -- Part 3: site improvement methods to mitigate earthquake effects; 12. Grading and other soil improvement methods; 13. Foundation alternatives to mitigate earthquake effects; -- Part 4: Building codes and summary chapter; 14. Earthquake provisions in building codes; 15. Summary of geotechnical earthquake engineering

The purpose of this book is to present the practical aspects of geotechnical earthquake engineering. Because of the assumptions and uncertainties associated with geotechnical engineering, it is often described as an "art" rather than exact science. Geotechnical earthquake engineering is even more challenging because of the inherent unknowns associated with earthquakes. Because of these uncertainties in earthquake engineering, simple analyses are prominent in this book, with complex and theoretical evaluations kept to an essential minimum