Seismic performance of caisson walls on loose saturated sand foundation
Abstract
An effective stress analysis is performed on the damage to the caisson type quay walls at Kobe Port, Japan, during the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake. The analysis indicates that the gravity was the main driving force to cause the observed deformation of the caisson-foundation system while excess pore water pressure increase in the subsoils significantly increased the movement of the caisson. La stabilité due quai du port de Kobe lors du tremblement de terre de 1995 a été étudiée en contraintes effectives. Cette analyse montre que les déformations dans les fondations en caissons sont principalement causées par forces gravitationelles alors que les pressions interstitielles deeloppées dans les sols de fondations génèrent les déplacements du caisson.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 987–990
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN