SUBSIDENCE OF EMBANKMENT ON WEAK GROUND DUE TO EARTHQUAKE AND ITS COUNTERMEASURE

There can be extraordinary subsidence of embankments on weak ground during earthquakes. An estimate of this subsidence is described from the point of view of liquefaction at the bottom of the embankment and the lateral flow of ground. Effects of various countermeasures against earthquake-caused subsidence are examined in the light of tests of an experimental embankment. The solution is effective for ground with limited strength. Suggested are either side fills or tie rods through the base of the embankment.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Uezawa, H
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 103-106
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthquakes; Embankments; Landslides; Soil stabilization
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129865
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM