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Thomas D. O'Rourke
Researcher at Cornell University
Publications - 145
Citations - 8501
Thomas D. O'Rourke is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Liquefaction & Centrifuge. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 138 publications receiving 7041 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas D. O'Rourke include University of Houston & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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A Framework to Quantitatively Assess and Enhance the Seismic Resilience of Communities
Michel Bruneau,Stephanie E. Chang,Ronald T. Eguchi,George C. Lee,Thomas D. O'Rourke,Andrei M. Reinhorn,Masanobu Shinozuka,Kathleen J. Tierney,William A. Wallace,Detlof von Winterfeldt +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a conceptual framework to define seismic resilience of communities and quantitative measures of resilience that can be useful for a coordinated research effort focusing on enhancing this resilience.
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Pile response to lateral spreads: centrifuge modeling
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present results of eight centrifuge models of vertical single piles and pile groups subjected to earthquake-induced liquefaction and lateral spreading in a single pile group.
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Geotechnical aspects of the 22 february 2011 christchurch earthquake
Misko Cubrinovski,Brendon Bradley,Liam Wotherspoon,Russell A. Green,Jonathan D. Bray,C. M. Wood,Michael Pender,John J. Allen,Aaron S. Bradshaw,Glenn J. Rix,M.L. Taylor,Kelly Robinson,Duncan Henderson,Simona Giorgini,Kun Ma,Anna Winkley,Josh Zupan,Thomas D. O'Rourke,Greg DePascale,Donnald Wells +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of observed geotechnical aspects of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake as well as some of the completed and on-going research investigations.
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Shear Strength Characteristics of Sand‐Polymer Interfaces
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental program involving over 450 direct shear tests of sand-polymer interfaces was conducted and the results showed that the interface frictional strength was found to increase with soil density and decrease with the Shore D Hardness of the polymer.