OBSERVATION OF THE SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF GRAVITY TYPE QUAY WALL AND DEVELOPMENT OF ITS EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN.

• Project/Area Number: 15560423
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Geotechnical engineering
• Research Institution: Toyohashi University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: MIURA Kinya Toyohashi University of Technology, GeoMechanics Group, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (40190582)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MAEDA Kenichi Nagoya Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (50271648) ; KUBOUCHI Atsushi Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau, Port and harbor Engineering Division, Research Manager, 環境水工部, 室長(研究職) ; SUGANO Takahiro Port and Airport Research Institute, Structural Dynamics Division, Research Head, 地盤・構造部, 室長(研究職) (10187635) ; OTSUKA Natsuhiko North Japan Port and Harbor Consultants, Co. Ltd, Department of Technology, Research Manager, 技術部・研究主任(研究職)
• Project Period (FY): 2003 – 2004
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000); Fiscal Year 2004: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000); Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
• Keywords: Port and harbor facilities / Gravity type quay wall / Site observation / Earthquake resistant design / Liquefaction / Seismic earth pressure / 地震時挙動観測 / 液状化 / 土圧 / 慣性力 / 動水圧 / 永久変位

Research Abstract

This research project was conducted aiming to explain the mechanism of the instability of quay wall induced by earthquake, and clarify the significant influence of liquefaction on the interaction between the caisson and the backfill ground. The close investigation of the damage to gravity type of quay walls caused in several strong earthquakes in Japan including the 1995 Hyogoken-nambu Earthquake, clarified that the degree of damage was strongly related to the occurrence of liquefaction in the backfill ground. The treated quay walls against liquefaction could survive the strong earthquakes with little or no damage, in marked contrast to the severe damage frequently seen in untreated quay walls.
Then, we conducted some series of model shaking table tests on model quay walls focusing on the effect of liquefaction in the backfill ground. The movement of the caisson was found to be quite different depending on whether liquefaction occurred in the backfill ground or not. The fluctuating eart h pressure on the caisson suppressed the movement of the caisson when liquefaction did not occur. On the other hand, sliding of the caisson was enhanced since the fluctuating component of earth pressure and the inertial force coincide in phase angle, when liquefaction occurred in the backfill ground. The fluctuating earth pressure acting on the back wall of the caisson in the process to liquefaction was also carefully observed in the model shaking tests. This suggested that stability criteria of the caisson should be developed not by the onset of the liquefaction but by the sudden phase change.
We also conducted a field observation of dynamic behavior of full-scaled test gravity type of quay wall during earthquakes in the Port of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, aiming to confirm the decisive effect of the liquefaction on the damage to quay wall, and provide information for the evaluation of seismic earth pressure on retaining structure and the development of rational earthquake resistant design method for gravity type quay wall. In the 2003 Tokachi-oki Earthquake, the test quay wall was shook with the seismic intensity of rank V+. The analysis of the observed dynamic behavior the test quay wall showed the effect of the liquefaction on the deformation of the test quay wall.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 2003年十勝沖地震における実大重力式試験岸壁の地震時挙動観測 (2005)
  • Author(s): 渥美洋一, 窪内敦, 三浦均也
  • Journal Title: 北海道開発土木研究所月報 No.624 Pages: 2-20
  • NAID: 40006773010
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Liquefaction Induced Deformation of Test Quay Wall in kushiro Port during 2003 Tokachi-oki Earthquake (2005)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E.
  • Journal Title: Geo-Frontiers 2005 (CD-ROM)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Seismic Instability of Gravity Type Quay Wall Regarding the Influence of Liquefaction on Dynamic Earth Pressure (2005)
  • Author(s): Miura, K., Kohama, E., Otuka, N., Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A.
  • Journal Title: ISEE Kobe 2005 (CD-ROM)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Observed Behavior of Test Gravity Type Quay Wall in 2003 Tokachi-oki Earthquake (2005)
  • Author(s): Atsumi, Y., Kubouchi, A., Miura, K.
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido Development Bureau(in Japanese) No.624 Pages: 2-20
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] Seismic Instability of Gravity Type Quay Wall Regarding the Influence of Liquefaction on Dynamic Earth Pressure (2005)
  • Author(s): Miura, K., Kohama, E., Otsuka, N., Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A.
  • Journal Title: International Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Commemorating Tenth Aniversary of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake (CD-Rom)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] Liquefaction Induced Deformation of Test Quay Wall in kushiro Port during 2003 Tokachi-oki Earthquake (2005)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E., Watanabe, J.
  • Journal Title: Geo-Frontiers
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] Liquefaction Induced Deformation of Test Quay Wall in kushiro Port during 2003 Tokachi-oki Earthquake (2005)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E.
  • Journal Title: Geo-Frontiers 2005 CD-ROM
• [Journal Article] Seismic Instability of Gravity Type Quay Wall Regarding the Influence of Liquefaction on Dynamic Earth Pressure (2005)
  • Author(s): Miura, K., Kohama, E., Otuka, N., Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A.
  • Journal Title: ISEE Kobe 2005 CD-ROM
• [Journal Article] 実大重力式岸壁による地震時挙動観測の概要 (2004)
  • Author(s): 渥美洋一, 窪内敦, 三浦均也
  • Journal Title: 北海道開発土木研究所月報 No.616 Pages: 4-13
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] A Project for the Field Observation of Seismic Behavior of Full-Sized Test Gravity Type Quay Wall (2004)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E., Watanabe, J.
  • Journal Title: WCEEl3 (CD-ROM) Pages: 1178-1178
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Outline of the situ Observation System for Seismic Behavior of Test Gravity Type Quay Wall (2004)
  • Author(s): Atsumi, Y., Kubouchi, A., Miura, K.
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido Development Bureau(in Japanese) No.616 Pages: 4-13
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] A Project for the Field Observation of Seismic Behavior of Full-Sized Test Gravity Type Quay Wall (2004)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E., Watanabe, J.
  • Journal Title: The 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering No.1178
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] A Project for the Field Observation of Seismic Behavior of Full-Sized Test Gravity Type Quay Wall (2004)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kubouchi, A., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E., Watanabe, J.
  • Journal Title: WCEE13 CD-ROM Pages: 1178-1178
• [Journal Article] 重力式岸壁の地震時安定性と地震時に作用する土圧の検討 (2003)
  • Author(s): 笹島隆彦, 先川光弘, 橋詰知喜, 大塚夏彦, 三浦均也, 小濱英司
  • Journal Title: 土木学会、海洋開発論文集 Vol.19 Pages: 625-630
  • NAID: 130003950195
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] The Size Effect of Earth Pressure Cells on Measurement in Granular Masterial (2003)
  • Author(s): Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E., Supachawaroute, C., Hirabayashi, T.
  • Journal Title: Soils and Foundations Vol.43,No.5 Pages: 133-147
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Numerical Analysis of the Earth Pressure during Earthquake on the Gravity Type Quay Wall (2003)
  • Author(s): Inoue, K., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Yoshida, N., Sasajima, T.
  • Journal Title: ISOPE-2003 (CD-ROM)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] In-situ Observation System for Seismic Behavior of Gravity Type Quay Wall (2003)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Sakikawa, M., Miura, K., Otsuka, N.
  • Journal Title: ISOPE-2003 (CD-ROM)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Damage to Gravity Type Quay Wall Associated with Earthquake Induced Liquefaction and Its Seismic Design (2003)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kitahara, M., Ueda, H., Otsuka, N., Miura, K.
  • Journal Title: ISOPE-2003 (CD-ROM)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Seismic Stability of Gravity Type and Evaluation of Seismic Earth Pressure (2003)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Sakikawa, M., Hashizume, T., Otsuka, N.Miura, K., Kohama, E.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ocean Development(in Japanese) Vol.19 Pages: 625-630
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] The Size Effect of Earth Pressure Cells on Measurement in Granular Masterial (2003)
  • Author(s): Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E., Supachawaroute, C., Hirabayashi, T.
  • Journal Title: Soils and Foundations Vol.43, No.5 Pages: 133-147
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] Numerical Analysis of the Earth Pressure during Earthquake on the Gravity Type Quay Wall (2003)
  • Author(s): Inoue, K., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Yoshida, N., Sasajima, T.
  • Journal Title: Proc.of the 13th International Symposium on Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE-2003) (CD-Rom)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] In-situ Observation System for Seismic Behavior of Gravity Type Quay Wall (2003)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Sakikawa, M., Miura, K., Otsuka, N.
  • Journal Title: Proc.of the 13th International Symposium on Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE-2003) (CD-Rom)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] Damage to Gravity Type Quay Wall Associated with Earthquake Induced Liquefaction and Its Seismic Design (2003)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kitahara, M., Ueda, H., Otsuka, N., Miura, K.
  • Journal Title: Proc.of the 13th International Symposium on Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE-2003) (CD-Rom)
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] In-situ Observation System for Seismic Behavior of Gravity Type Quay Wall (2003)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Sakikawa, M., Miura, K., Otsuka, N.
  • Journal Title: ISOPE-2003 CD-ROM
• [Journal Article] Damage to Gravity Type Quay Wall Associated with Earthquake Induced Liquefaction and Its Seismic Design (2003)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Kitahara, M., Ueda, H., Otsuka, N., Miura, K.
  • Journal Title: ISOPE-2003 CD-ROM
• [Journal Article] 実大重力式岸壁の地震時挙動計測 (2002)
  • Author(s): 笹島隆彦, 梅沢信敏, 三浦均也, 大塚夏彦, 菅野高弘
  • Journal Title: 土木学会、海洋開発論文集 Vol.18 Pages: 611-616
  • NAID: 130003950015
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] 常時微動観測による重力式岸壁の振動特性 (2002)
  • Author(s): 小濱英司, 三浦均也, 井上清隆, 大塚夏彦, 笹島隆彦, 佐藤謙司
  • Journal Title: 地盤工学シンポジウム論文集 Vol.47 Pages: 179-186
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Measurement of Earth Pressure on the Gravity Type of Quay Wall Caisson (2002)
  • Author(s): Sasajima, T., Umezawa, N., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Sugano, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ocean Development(in Japanese) Vol.18 Pages: 611-616
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] Vibration properties of Gravity Type Quay Wall measured in Microtremor Observation (2002)
  • Author(s): Kohama, E., Miura, K., Inoue, K., Otsuka, N., Sasajima, T., Sato, K.
  • Journal Title: Geotechnical Symposium(in Japanese) Vol.47 Pages: 179-186
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • Journal Title: Domestic Geotechnical Meetings (Presentation)
• [Publications] Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Kohama, E., Supachawaroute, C., Hirabayashi, T: "The Size Effect of Earth Pressure Cells on Measurement in Granular Masterial"Soils and Foundations. 43(5). 133-147 (2003)
• [Publications] 笹島隆彦, 先川光弘, 橋詰知喜, 大塚夏彦, 三浦均也: "重力式岸壁の地震時安定性と地震時に作用する土圧の検討"土木学会、海洋開発論文集. 19. 625-630 (2003)
• [Publications] Sasajima, T., Kitahara, M., Ueda, H., Otsuka, N., Miura, K.: "Damage to Gravity Type Quay Wall Associated with Earthquake Induced Liquefaction and Its Seismic Design"Proc.of the 13th International Symposium on Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE-2003). (CD-ROM). (2003)
• [Publications] Sasajima, T., Sakikawa, M., Miura, K., Otsuka, N.: "In-situ Observation System for Seismic Behavior of Gravity Type Quay Wall"Proc.of the 13th International Symposium on Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE-2003). (CD-ROM). (2003)
• [Publications] Inoue, K., Miura, K., Otsuka, N., Yoshida, N., Sasajima, T: "Numerical Analysis of the Earth Pressure during Earthquake on the Gravity Type Quay Wall"Proc.of the 13th International Symposium on Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE-2003). (CD-ROM). (2003)