| Title |
Seismic Fragility Evaluation of Inverted T-type Wall with a Backfill Slope Considering Site Conditions |
| Authors |
서환우(Seo, Hwanwoo) ; 김병민(Kim, Byungmin) ; 박두희(Park, Duhee) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2021.41.5.0533 |
| Keywords |
지진취약도 평가; 역 T형 옹벽; 뒷채움토 경사도; 지반특성 Seismic fragility; Inverted T-type wall; Backfill slope; Site characteristics |
| Abstract |
Retaining walls have been used to prevent slope failure through resistance of earth pressure in railway, road, nuclear power plant, dam, and river infrastructure. To calculate dynamic earth pressure and determine the characteristics for seismic behavior, many researchers have analyzed the nonlinear response of ground and structure based on various numerical analyses (FLAC, PLAXIS, ABAQUS etc). In addition, seismic fragility evaluation is performed to ensure safety against earthquakes for structures. In this study, we used the FLAC2D program to understand the seismic response of the inverted T-type wall with a backfill slope, and evaluated seismic fragility based on relative horizontal displacements of the wall. Nonlinear site response analysis was performed for each site (S2 and S4) using the seven ground motions to calculate various seismic loadings reflecting site characteristics. The numerical model was validated based
on other numerical models, experiment results, and generalized formula for dynamic active earth pressure. We also determined the damage state and damage index based on the height of retaining wall, and developed the seismic fragility curves. The damage
probabilities of the retaining wall for the S4 site were computed to be larger than those for the S2 site |