{"podcast":{"title":"Civil Engineering Made Simple","slug":"civil-engineering-made-simple-7593682","podcast_index_feed_id":7593682,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6802985/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/civil-engineering-made-simple--6802985","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af59eea24b0baf9fa93066cf38095fb7.jpg","author":"Civil Engineering Made Simple","episode_count":316,"summary":"Civil Engineering Made Simple is a podcast that simplifies key civil engineering concepts by summarizing important topics and ideas from well-known civil engineering books. Each episode breaks down a specific subject in a clear and easy way, making it useful for students, beginners, and anyone who wants to understand civil engineering without complications.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T12:18:28.213326+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/civil-engineering-made-simple-7593682"},"episode":{"title":"Soil Behaviour in Earthquake Geotechnics (Oxford Engineering Science Series)","slug":"soil-behaviour-in-earthquake-geotechnics-oxford-engineering-science-series","published_at":"2026-06-26T06:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/civil-engineering-made-simple-7593682/soil-behaviour-in-earthquake-geotechnics-oxford-engineering-science-series","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/civil-engineering-made-simple-7593682","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/soil-behaviour-in-earthquake-geotechnics-oxford-engineering-science-series--72368040","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72368040/why_earthquakes_turn_solid_ground_into_liquid.mp3","summary":"Examines the fundamental differences between static and dynamic loading within soil mechanics. It highlights how soil dynamics requires attention to much smaller strain levels—down —due to the significant role of inertia forces during rapid movement. The author categorizes dynamic events by their loading speed and repetitiveness, distinguishing between single impulses like blasts and cyclic loads like earthquakes, traffic, and sea waves. Furthermore, the text details the mechanical characteristics of soil across various strain ranges, noting the transition from elastic to elasto-plastic behavior and eventually to liquefaction or failure. Practical methods for laboratory and in situ testing are outlined to help engineers evaluate these properties for foundation design. Finally, the source analyzes the specific stress components and principal stress axes associated with different environmental loading conditions. Get the Book now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behaviour-Earthquake-Geotechnics-Engineering-Science/dp/0198562241?&linkCode=ll2&tag=cvthunderx-20&linkId=a6840c5c6120c33638cc1ce5363f5cb7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms: https://linktr.ee/civil_engineering_made_simple Produced by: https://www.podcaistudio.com/","meta_description":"Examines the fundamental differences between static and dynamic loading within soil mechanics. It highlights how soil dynamics requires attention to much…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1596,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/civil-engineering-made-simple-7593682/episodes/soil-behaviour-in-earthquake-geotechnics-oxford-engineering-science-series/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/civil-engineering-made-simple-7593682/soil-behaviour-in-earthquake-geotechnics-oxford-engineering-science-series.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}