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Newmark sliding block: a standalone construct

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Geotechnical engineering

a method estimating permanent earthquake displacement of a slope by treating it as a rigid block sliding when shaking exceeds its yield acceleration.

In geotechnical engineering, Newmark sliding block refers to a method estimating permanent earthquake displacement of a slope by treating it as a rigid block sliding when shaking exceeds its yield acceleration. This meaning comes from Newmark (1965) in Géotechnique.[1]

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References

Newmark, N. M. (1965). Effects of Earthquakes on Dams and Embankments. Géotechnique, 15(2), 139-160. https://doi.org/10.1680/geot.1965.15.2.139

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