... wharf under different levels of earthquake motions. The process of the performance-based seismic design for the sheet pile wharf was established. In addition, the feasibility of the performance-based seismic design for the sheet pile wharf was investigated. Results obtained demonstrate that the dynamic...

... the wet density increases. This result implies that there is not the effect of compaction due to the earthquake motion. This result is only at one area and it cannot be said enough volume of data. However, there is a case with little compaction effect of earthquake like this result. We think...

... earthquake motion the amount of the calculated sliding displacement is uniquely determined irrespective of the flexibility of the structure. Sawada et al. (1998) showed the possibility of modification of Newmark s method based on their study by means of Finite Element Method for the elasto-plastic continuum...

... motion, Level 1 and Level 2, are typically used as design reference motions shown in Table 1. Appropriate levels of design earthquake motions have to be defined and corresponding acceptable levels of structural damage have to be clearly identified. Level 1 earthquake motion is defined probabilistically...

... of ground motion and then be termed a dual-level performance objective. International Navigation Association discussed the seismic design and evaluation for port structures in the book, seismic design guidelines for port structures. Two levels of earthquake motion, Level 1 and Level 2, are typically used...

.... It is necessary that the residents in the tsunami flood area and the boundary area should evacuate to the safe place as soon as possible when a huge earthquake occurs. emergency evacuation facility traffic flow earthquake earthquake motion simulated earthquake wave tsunami pl value liquefaction...

... layers was the smallest for under-consolidated clay, followed by normally consolidated clay and over consolidated clay in an ascending order. (3) When a clay layer underlies a liquefaction-prone layer, the clay layer attenuates earthquake motion for short period structures but amplifies the motion...

... analysis and the simplified prediction method which was proposed by the authors. Firstly, based on the case study by the dynamic response analysis, the influence of the input earthquake motion on the residual deformation of sheet pile quay wall is discussed. As a result, It is confirmed that the residual...

... on the dense foundation. Besides this experiment, a numerical analysis was also carried out by using FLIP (Finite element analysis of liquefaction program). The objective of this analysis was to validate the program FLIP for calculation of response of ice-surrounded structures during earthquake motions...

...., Lee et al., and Choi and ONeill were performed in calibration chambers. The effects of earthquake motion on soil plug stability have not been studied in detail, Choi and Oqqeill (1997) showed that plug resistance relaxed during pile loading with constrained vertical movement during horizontal...