A yield design approach to the stability analysis of A seabed subjected to wave loading and pseudo-static seismic forces.

ABSTRACT: The stability analysis of a seabed under the combined action of wave and seismic loading is investigated in the light of limit analysis theory and related static and kinematic approaches. Effects of cyclic wave loading are addressed in the context of the first-order Stokes theory, whereas the pseudo-static method is adopted to account for inertial forces induced in the seabed soil mass by earthquake events. Compared to existing works, the key contribution of the paper is two-fold: (i) incorporation of the destabilizing effects induced by the passage of seismic waves, and (ii) poromechanics-based evaluation of the pore pressure generated by the cyclic wave in the finite thickness seabed layer. Resorting to a total stress analysis, the stability condition of a purely cohesive seabed is formu

SUBMITTER: Quiuqui JPC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12804828 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature