Laboratory Model Experiments and Case History Surveys on Response and Failure Process of Rock Engineering Structures Subjected to Earthquake Faulting

The authors performed some laboratory model experiments on faulting and various rock engineering structures subjected to thrust, normal and strike-slip faulting movements under dynamic condition. The authors also compiled many case histories on the damage state and failure of various rock engineering structures caused by the earthquakes. The authors present the outcomes of laboratory model experiments and compiled case history data in this article and their implications are discussed with the consideration of practical situations. The adverse effects of fault breaks on rock engineering structures can be minimised to a negligible level in view of findings presented in this study.