Evaluation of Reliquefaction Behavior of Coastal Embankment Due to Successive Earthquakes Based on Shaking Table Tests
- Authors
- Yoo, Mintaek; Kwon, Sun Yong
- Issue Date
- May-2023
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- reliquefaction; liquefaction; coastal embankment; excess pore pressure; aftershock
- Citation
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, v.11, no.5
- Journal Title
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/88043
- DOI
- 10.3390/jmse11051002
- ISSN
- 2077-1312
- Abstract
- Liquefaction caused by long-term cyclic loads in loose saturated soil can lead to ground subsidence and superstructure failures. To address this issue, this study aimed to emulate the liquefaction phenomenon based on a shaking table test while especially focusing on the soil behavior mechanism due to the reliquefaction effect. Liquefaction and reliquefaction behaviors were analyzed by ground conditions where an embankment was located on the coastal ground. Silica sand was used for the experiment for various thickness and liquefiable conditions, and the embankment model was constructed above the model ground. For seismic waves, sine wave excitation was applied, and a total of five excitations (cases) were conducted. When the upper ground layer consisted of a non-liquefiable layer, liquefaction did not occur due to the first excitations but occurred by the third excitation. The results indicated that as the earthquake was applied, the water level in the liquefiable layer increased to the height of the non-liquefiable layer and liquefaction could occur. It was identified that even if liquefaction did not occur for the main earthquake, liquefaction could occur due to aftershocks caused by a rise in the groundwater level due to a series of earthquakes. In a general seismic design code, liquefaction assessment is performed only for soil layers below the groundwater level; however, when successive earthquakes occur, unexpected liquefaction damage could occur. Therefore, to mitigate the earthquake risk of liquefaction for coastal embankments, it is necessary to evaluate the liquefaction by aftershocks even when the groundwater level of the ground layer under an embankment is low.
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