Numerical Analysis of Damaged River Embankment during the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Using a Multiphase-Coupled FEM Analysis Method

According to the investigation and restoration report by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT, 2011), 1195 river embankments were damaged in Tohoku region during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. The failures of the river embankments were typically due to the soil liquefaction...

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Main Authors: Li Chen, Sayuri Kimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5191647