Location
Chicago, Illinois
Date
02 May 2013, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Abstract
The anchored quay walls or bulkheads are commonly used in coastal areas. Previous studies on the seismic behavior of these quay walls have shown a significant effect of the liquefaction on the performance of the walls. Considerable length of an anchored sheet pile wall in Rajaii port, Iran, has been embedded in liquefiable sand. This study tries to clarify failure mechanism of the wall during earthquake and to identify more effective zone for improvement of the wall stability. Numerical modeling by DIANA software and physical modeling by shake table were presented. Results show that the main reason for extensive deformation of the system is the liquefaction of the soil adjacent to the root of the wall. The compaction of this zone improves the performance of the system and prevents large displacements. The mitigation plan was proven by comparison among the measured results, including the final shape, displacements and excess pore water pressure ratio.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
7th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2013 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Ghasemi, Pooyan; Ghalandarzadeh, Abbas; Zekri, AShraf; and Aminfar, Mohammad H., "Mitigation of Seismic Deformation of Anchored Quay Wall by Compacting" (2013). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 29.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/7icchge/session03/29
Mitigation of Seismic Deformation of Anchored Quay Wall by Compacting
Chicago, Illinois
The anchored quay walls or bulkheads are commonly used in coastal areas. Previous studies on the seismic behavior of these quay walls have shown a significant effect of the liquefaction on the performance of the walls. Considerable length of an anchored sheet pile wall in Rajaii port, Iran, has been embedded in liquefiable sand. This study tries to clarify failure mechanism of the wall during earthquake and to identify more effective zone for improvement of the wall stability. Numerical modeling by DIANA software and physical modeling by shake table were presented. Results show that the main reason for extensive deformation of the system is the liquefaction of the soil adjacent to the root of the wall. The compaction of this zone improves the performance of the system and prevents large displacements. The mitigation plan was proven by comparison among the measured results, including the final shape, displacements and excess pore water pressure ratio.
