ANALYTICAL STUDY ON GEOTEXTILE-REINFORCED SOIL RETAINING WALLS DAMAGED DURING THE 2004 MID NIIGATA PREFECTURE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

摘要

This paper reviews in brief case histories on the seismic performance of geotextile-reinforced soil retaining walls during the 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake. In addition, by comparing the results of calculations of suitability of these walls based on current design methods with seismic performance of each of structures during the 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake, the applicability of current seismic design to performance-based design is also shown.