Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
27 May 2010, 4:30 pm - 6:20 pm
Abstract
It is well known that landform influences the behavior of the ground during earthquakes. The objective of this study is to clarify the effect of a slope on the dynamic properties of diluvial terrace based on ground investigations, seismic motion observations and twodimensional finite element analyses, by choosing a target area that has a landform typical to the southern Kanto plain in Japan. Through the study, the followings were found: (1) Due to a weak soil along the slope, amplification becomes very large, but the area of influence is relatively small. (2) Amplification due to ground irregularity itself is relatively small, but the area of influence is fairly large. (3) It should be noted that the possibility of slope failure during an earthquake becomes very large at the slope when a weak soil exists along the slope.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2010 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Nakai, Shoichi; Nagata, Yoko; and Sekiguchi, Toru, "Effect of a Slope on the Dynamic Properties of Diluvial Terrace" (2010). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 15.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/05icrageesd/session04b/15
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Effect of a Slope on the Dynamic Properties of Diluvial Terrace
San Diego, California
It is well known that landform influences the behavior of the ground during earthquakes. The objective of this study is to clarify the effect of a slope on the dynamic properties of diluvial terrace based on ground investigations, seismic motion observations and twodimensional finite element analyses, by choosing a target area that has a landform typical to the southern Kanto plain in Japan. Through the study, the followings were found: (1) Due to a weak soil along the slope, amplification becomes very large, but the area of influence is relatively small. (2) Amplification due to ground irregularity itself is relatively small, but the area of influence is fairly large. (3) It should be noted that the possibility of slope failure during an earthquake becomes very large at the slope when a weak soil exists along the slope.
